The USA's - in my opinion - false claim of religious freedom and equality for all just took another blow with the announcement that Nepal, a small country in the Himalayas, will grant gay citizens equal protection rights in the new constitution to be adopted by the mountain nation. Meanwhile, gays in Virginia and much of the United States have no employment non-discrimination protections, have no legal recognition of their committed relationships, and are daily demonized by religious nutcases. Is the USA waiting for the majority of banana republics and small third world countries to demonstrate to it what religious freedom and equality truly mean? It certainly seems so at times. Obviously, the status of gays in the USA makes a mockery of the U.S. Constitution. Here are some highlights from The Advocate on developments in Nepal:*
Nepal is scheduled to draft its new constitution by May. It will include antidiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex citizens.
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“Rights for LGBTIs have been well drafted in the new constitution. They will ensure nondiscrimination and separate citizenship IDs for third-gendered people,” Sunil Babu Pant, Nepal’s first openly gay lawmaker, said in the article.
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The Hindustan Times has additional details that show how far the USA has fallen from being a leader in equality under the law for ALL citizens:
Nepal is scheduled to draft its new constitution by May. It will include antidiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex citizens.
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“Rights for LGBTIs have been well drafted in the new constitution. They will ensure nondiscrimination and separate citizenship IDs for third-gendered people,” Sunil Babu Pant, Nepal’s first openly gay lawmaker, said in the article.
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The Hindustan Times has additional details that show how far the USA has fallen from being a leader in equality under the law for ALL citizens:
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Like most people in love Tripti Shah and Darshana Thapa (names changed) want to get married and start a family. But unlike most they will have to wait some more time to get legal recognition for their union.
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In less than five months Nepal will have a new constitution that will be the first in Asia to guarantee equal rights to sexual minorities. And once that happens, Tripti and Darshana, a lesbian couple, can formally wed.
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The couple in their 20s was thrown out of Nepal Army nearly three years ago due to their sexual orientation—albeit ‘disciplinary ground’ was cited as the reason for their removal. It is such kind of discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered and inter-sexed (LGBTI) that the Himalayan nation’s new constitution seeks to prevent.
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Antonin Scalia and Barack Obama, are you paying attention??
Like most people in love Tripti Shah and Darshana Thapa (names changed) want to get married and start a family. But unlike most they will have to wait some more time to get legal recognition for their union.
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In less than five months Nepal will have a new constitution that will be the first in Asia to guarantee equal rights to sexual minorities. And once that happens, Tripti and Darshana, a lesbian couple, can formally wed.
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The couple in their 20s was thrown out of Nepal Army nearly three years ago due to their sexual orientation—albeit ‘disciplinary ground’ was cited as the reason for their removal. It is such kind of discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered and inter-sexed (LGBTI) that the Himalayan nation’s new constitution seeks to prevent.
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Antonin Scalia and Barack Obama, are you paying attention??
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