The small mountain state in south Asia has come a long distance in recent years. It abolished monarchy; it then elected a Maoist-a communist- leader as their president and now it has approved same sex marriage.
In a landmark verdict, the apex court in Nepal has given its consent to same-sex marriages, overcomes one of the biggest social taboos in the conservative nation.
The apex court in Nepal ruled in favor of formulated necessary laws to guarantee full rights to gays, including right to same-sex marriage.
“The court has instructed the government against making any discrimination on the basis of sex. This is a landmark decision for the sexual minorities and we welcome it,” Sunil Babu Panta, a leading gay activist in South Asia and Nepal’s only lawmaker in the Constituent Assembly representing the community, said.
So, same sex marriage has now conquered a part of Everest.
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