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Nepal welcomes first transgender lawmaker
Bhumika Shrestha will represent Nepal’s LGBTQ community in parliament after proportional representation win, with over 900,000 sexual minorities in the country, officials said.
- Bhumika Shrestha became Nepal's first transgender woman lawmaker as a proportional-representation MP from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, which won 182 seats in total in parliament.
- The Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 directly elected seats and 57 through proportional representation, nearly achieving a two-thirds majority.
- Nepal has progressive LGBTQ rights laws, including outlawing discrimination in 2007 and recognizing a third gender on official documents since 2013.
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Who Is Bhumika Shrestha, the First Transgender Woman Lawmaker in Nepal? | 🌎 LatestLY
Bhumika Shrestha has made history as Nepal’s first transgender woman MP, representing the Rastriya Swatantra Party. A 37-year-old activist and former IWOC award winner, she joins a parliament where her party holds 182 seats. Shrestha plans to use her position to turn Nepal’s progressive constitutional ideals into concrete laws for the country's 900,000-strong LGBTQ+ community. 🌎 Who Is Bhumika Shrestha, the First Transgender Woman Lawmaker in N…
Nepal's LGBTQ+ community celebrates as country gets first trans lawmaker
Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community is celebrating after Bhumika Shrestha became the country’s first transgender lawmaker on 16 March. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed Shrestha as a proportional-representation MP from the Rastriya Swatantra Party following a party win in parliament last week. Shrestha identifies as “third gender”, a gender which has been legally recognised in Nepal since a 2007 Supreme Court ruling surrounding self-identification. REA…
Nepal's first transgender woman will sit in parliament. The election of 37-year-old Bhumika Shrestha is a historic milestone for the Himalayan nation, which is one of the most progressive countries in South Asia when it comes to LGBT+ rights, according to AFP.
Nepal Welcomes Its First Transgender Woman MP - Bhumika Shrestha: Know The Woman Breaking Barriers In Parliament
In a groundbreaking moment for inclusivity and representation in South Asia, Bhumika Shrestha has become Nepal’s first transgender woman Member of Parliament. On March 16, 2026, Nepal’s Election Commission officially confirmed the 37-year-old LGBTQ+ rights activist as a proportional representation MP from the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which secured a commanding majority in the recent general elections. Draped in garlands and surro…
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