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The Mt. Everest Blue Diamond Project

In November 2008, I will go to Nepal on a trek that includes the official Mt. Everest Base Camp at 18,192 ft. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and the challenges facing it’s most marginalized people are incomprehensible to most of us. Trekking the approach to the world’s highest mountain has it’s challenges but I want to tell you about another challenge I’m undertaking and of which I want you to be a part. pink here

Nepal Government unveils budget inclusive of Sexual and Gender Minorities for the first Time in Nepal's history

237:  The state will accord special priority to solve the core problems of Nepali people relating to sexual and gender minorities and a common house for 50 people will be provisioned to live together for their socialization.
.This very symbolic  but very positive change of not just attitudes but also helping marginalized and oppressed sexual and gender minorities towards mainstreaming to the development and social/political change.

We like to congratulate the Finance Minister Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai for making the budget inclusive and historic. Sunil Babu Pant Member of constituent assembly and parliament. Nepal. pink here

Supreme Court Decision - summary note

Where-at this petition on behalf of the minority people based on the sexual orientation and gender identity has come to be in submission. As the petition states the lesbian, gasy, bisexual, transsexual and inter-sex persons, neither of whom fall under the categories of male and female are not able to obtain from the government offices identity documents, including the citizenship card on their own sex;as a citizen, are unable to enjoy the public facilities in any public offices including the study in teaching institutions; and, even from the public offices and officials bearing a public post received degrading and humiliating treatment; and hence demanded to repeal all current unilateral laws, which is based on the female and male notion and is discriminatory, and to protect the human and fundamental rights. pink here

- "I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment." -- H.H. Dalai Lama