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'''Meti''',
==History==
Metis became an officially recognized third gender in the country of Nepal as of a Supreme Court ruling in 2007.<ref>[https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/eilr/vol26/iss1/3/ Scholarly article analyzing the Supreme Court ruling and its effects for ''Emory International Law Review''.]</ref> Metis are now officially recognized by the Nepalese government and are able to have government-issued ID cards that list "both" as an option under "gender."
== Discrimination ==
Before the Supreme Court ruling, meti individuals were regularly arrested for "spreading perversion."<ref>[https://outrightinternational.org/content/nepal-iglhrc-condemns-violence-and-arbitrary-arrests Condemnation of violence in Nepal in 2004 by the editorial staff at Outright International.]</ref> In Nepal, "unnatural sex" is still illegal despite the progressive inclusion of a third-gender on registration forms.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2014/3/12/nepals-third-gender Article in ''Aljazeera'' on meti acceptance in Nepal seven years after the Supreme Court ruling.]</ref>
The HIV epidemic within Nepal is especially common amongst the meti community.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030668/ Scholarly article "Stigma and HIV risk among Metis in Nepal" for journal ''Culture, Health & Sexuality''.]</ref> The reason for this can be attributed to the unique struggle that meti face finding employment and acceptance in society. Many meti are pushed into the sex-industry working as prostitutes and are unwelcome in any other roles in society.
==Flag==
The first known appearance of the meti flag was on August 14, 2020, although the creator is unknown.<ref>[https://www.wattpad.com/933804220-pride-flag-handbook-part-4-meti Wattpad story with a collection of flags, including the meti flag.]</ref> The flag is the rainbow flag with the Nepali flag on the left hand side.
==References==
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[[Category:Gender]]
[[Category:Exclusive Identities]]
[[Category:Feminine Genders]]
[[Category:Exclusive Genders]]
[[Category:Cultural Genders]]
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