- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Ambiguous
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Ranked #23 out of 119 countries surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
(28%) Not a good place
Good place (52%)
History
Homosexual activity in Nepal is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 21, 2007
Since Dec 21, 2007
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Nepal is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Some ceremonies performed but no official recognition
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Nepal is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Nepal, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Nepal is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Jan 22, 2013
Since Jan 22, 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT employment discrimination in Nepal is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2016
Since Jan 1, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Nepal Criminal Code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Nepal is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2016
Since Jan 1, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the revision of the Nepal Criminal Code.
Same-sex adoption in Nepal is single only.
Current status
Since Oct 10, 2017
Since Oct 10, 2017
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Nepal is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2007
Since Jan 1, 2007
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Nepal is banned (1-year deferral).
Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapy in Nepal is not banned.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 2015
Since Aug 15, 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consent in Nepal is equal.
Current status
Equal
Nepal statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual contact with a person under age 16. This law is applicable to both heterosexual couples, and homosexual men. There is no age of consent for homosexual women.
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