Thursday, August 13, 2015

Dispatches: Nepal’s Transgender Passport Progress

Human Rights Watch
August 10, 2015
     "Monica Shahi made history today as Nepal’s first citizen to carry a passport that allows its bearer to select a gender other than male or female. This acknowledgement of her gender identity follows years of activism that pushed the legal system to recognize gender on the basis of self-identification."
     "Monica Shahi’s new passport signals a long-overdue respect for the 37-year-old’s gender identity. Governments around the world should learn from Nepal’s move toward acknowledging its citizens as they self-identify."
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