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Nepal: Understanding the potential power of marginalization (with the help of a buddhist story)

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Sunil Babu Pant is the founder of the Blue Diamond Society, a Nepalese LGBTIQ organization. He is also the first openly gay member of the Nepalese Parliament who served from 2008-2012.

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Australia: A Married Transgender Woman Fighting For A New Birth Certificate Won The Backing Of The UN

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In six Australian states and territories, married transgender people have to divorce before they can legally change the sex on their birth certificate. The United Nations says it's a violation of their human rights.

Russia: Russia’s ‘Gay Propaganda’ Laws Are Illegal, European Court Rules

 Russia’s prohibition of what it considers the promotion of homosexuality is discriminatory and violates freedom of expression, Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday, in a strong rejection of laws that rights groups say have been routinely used as cover for abuse and violence.