Today, we, the Gender and Sexual Minority (GSM\/LGBTIQ+) communities of Nepal, strongly denounce US President Trump\u2019s executive order targeting third genders, transgender, and non-binary genders.<\/p>\n
We express grave concern over the potential global repercussions of this discriminatory policy, including:<\/p>\n
Withdrawal of funding for LGBTI rights programs, including life-saving ART drugs for MSM and transgender individuals who are living with HIV.<\/p>\n
Support for anti-LGBTI groups, which could embolden fascist movements worldwide.<\/p>\n
Such policies from the leader of a powerful nation risk inspiring regressive measures in other countries, threatening hard-won rights and protections.<\/p>\n
Nepal has a rich history of recognizing gender diversity, with historical references to six genders and the current legal recognition of three genders. We refuse to allow our identities and rights to be erased.<\/p>\n
We urge:<\/strong><\/p>\n US diplomatic missions to refrain from promoting discriminatory policies.<\/p>\n International allies and governments\u2014such as the EU, UK, Canada, and Australia\u2014to increase their support and funding for LGBTI rights programs globally.<\/p>\n We also invite President Trump to visit Nepal to witness our harmonious celebration of gender diversity and learn from our inclusive heritage. Together, we resist the erasure of our identities, celebrate our existence, and commit to thriving despite challenges.<\/p>\n Trump and Putin cannot undo centuries of gender diversity celebrated by indigenous cultures worldwide. We stand united, visible, and resilient. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, we, the Gender and Sexual Minority (GSM\/LGBTIQ+) communities of Nepal, strongly denounce US President Trump\u2019s executive order targeting third genders, transgender, and non-binary genders.
\nWe express grave concern over the potential global repercussions of this discriminatory policy, including:
\nWithdrawal of funding for LGBTI rights programs, including life-saving ART drugs for MSM and transgender individuals who are living with HIV.
\nSupport for anti-LGBTI groups, which could embolden fascist movements worldwide.
\nSuch policies from the leader of a powerful nation risk inspiring regressive measures in other countries, threatening hard-won rights and protections.
\nNepal has a rich …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":13875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,8,621,490,3,2065],"tags":[502,505],"class_list":["post-13874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-issue","category-human-rights","category-news","category-slider","category-society","category-top-stories","tag-lgbti","tag-third-genders"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13876,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13874\/revisions\/13876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}