Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community is celebrating after Bhumika Shrestha became the country’s first transgender lawmaker on 16 March. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed Shrestha as a proportional-representation MP from the Rastriya Swatantra Party following a party win in parliament last week. Shrestha identifies as “third gender”, a gender which has been legally recognised in Nepal since a […] The post Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates as country gets first trans lawmaker appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news .