Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageLegal (court-ordered)
Since 2026
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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