Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital for Pride parade

(Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Tuesday for the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation following a Supreme Court order in November 2023.

The event brings together the sexual minority community and their supporters in Kathmandu during the Gai Jatra festival.