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Pride Month in Nepal: From same-sex marriage ruling to Elephants in the Fog, with Pinky Gurung

Pinky Gurung is an LGBTQIA+ activist based in Nepal.

Pinky Gurung is an LGBTQIA+ rights activist based in Nepal. Credit: AAP/Niranjan Shrestha, SBS Nepali/Pratichya Dulal (inset)

This International Pride Month, our Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal spoke with LGBTQIA+ rights activist Pinky Gurung about recent progress and ongoing challenges facing LGBTQIA+ communities in Nepal. Gurung is the former president of the Blue Diamond Society, an organisation that advocates for the rights and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ communities in the country.


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This International Pride Month, our Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal spoke with LGBTQIA+ rights activist Pinky Gurung about recent progress and ongoing challenges facing LGBTQIA+ communities in Nepal. Gurung is the former president of the Blue Diamond Society, an organisation that advocates for the rights and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ communities in the country.


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