- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- 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
Until Oct 23, 2017
Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #23 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(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 foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.
Current status
Since Oct 23, 2017
Since Oct 23, 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
The Supreme Court of Nepal issued its judgement, ruling that under Rule 8(1)(h) of the Immigration Rules a foreign national who submits a valid marriage license with a Nepali citizen is eligible to obtain an "NT Visa" as a dependant. The Supreme Court further ruled that the Immigration Rules do not specify that a foreign national applying for an NT Visa must either be of the same or opposite gender. Foreign same-sex spouses of Nepali citizens are now eligible to obtain an NT Visa as a dependant.
Until Oct 23, 2017
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, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jan 22, 2013
Since Jan 22, 2013
Legal, surgery not required
Only to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted.
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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