For the first time, Nepal has announced that it will count a "third gender" category in its next population census. The country decided to count lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as a minority group that can be allocated to government jobs and education. The people should identify themselves and their family members as either male, female or others (sexual/gender community).
The moves come after the demand by the LGBT community of Nepal where the census taken every 10 years to count sexual minorities. It is expected that the census will help end the stigma and challenges that are faced by LGBT people in accessing support and welfare schemes.
Background:
Nepal's law has provided special quotas for minorities in workplaces, schools and colleges, and access to discounted healthcare. But the absence of census data omits the LGBT people from such programs.
Nepal's census has been scheduled f
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