In A Major Milestone For LGBTQ Rights, Nepal’s Supreme Court Has Officially Recognized Same-Sex Marriage

In a major milestone for LGBTQ rights, Nepal’s Supreme Court has officially recognized same-sex marriage.

This comes after the country’s Supreme Court issued a temporary order to allow same-sex marriages in 2023.

This made Nepal the world’s 1st least developed country to achieve marriage equality and the 2nd country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after Taiwan.

It also allowed same-sex couples and people who identify as third gender to register their marriages.

However, LGBTQ groups said same-sex couples still did not receive the same legal rights as heterosexual couples when it came to property, adoption and tax exemptions, due to their marriage licenses being only “temporary”.

But on June 18, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, ordering the government to update Nepal’s law to ensure equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.

Nepal has made significant progress in LGBTQ rights since 2007.

That year, it ended a ban on gay sex, introduced an official 3rd gender and made LGBTQ discrimination illegal.

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