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== History == |
== History == |
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Metis became an officially recognized third gender in the country of Nepal as of a Supreme Court ruling in 2007. As of this Supreme Court ruling, metis are now officially recognized by the Nepalese government – and are able to have a government-issued ID card that lists |
Metis became an officially recognized third gender in the country of Nepal as of a Supreme Court ruling in 2007. As of this Supreme Court ruling, metis are now officially recognized by the Nepalese government – and are able to have a government-issued ID card that lists "both" as an option under "gender". |
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== Discrimination and Issues == |
== Discrimination and Issues == |
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In the country of Nepal |
In the country of Nepal "unnatural sex" is still illegal despite slowly progressive inclusion of a third-gender on registration forms. An example was in 2004 when 39 meti individuals were arrested for "spreading perversion" as result of the lack of LGBT support among Nepalese laws. |
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The HIV epidemic within Nepal is especially common amongst the meti community. 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. |
The HIV epidemic within Nepal is especially common amongst the meti community. 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. |
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