Kathmandu, August 15: Hundreds of gay, lesbian,transgender today took to the streets with supporters in a southern Nepal town, demanding equal rights under a new constitution the country is in the process of writing.
More than 500 gays and lesbians danced in tune with music, chanted slogans and marched around Narayanghat, a town about 160 kilometers south of the capital city Kathmandu,coinciding with Nepalese cow festival, popularly known as Gaijatra.
The gay community has been holding demonstrations on the festival day in the capital, but it was the first time that a large number of gay activists have gathered outside the capital to press for their demands.
Lawmaker Sunil Babu Pant, who is also the president of Blue Diamond Society said the main aim was to spread their campaign outside the capital city to generate public awareness in favour of the cause of the sexual minorities of the country.
–PTI–