Nepal's upcoming national census will for the first time count the LGBT population in the Himalayan nation in order to better allocate government jobs and education set aside for minority groups, official says.
FILE-In this Aug. 26, 2012 file photo, members of Nepal's LGBT community are reflected on a water logged track as they participate in a physical training at the Dasarath stadium in Katmandu, Nepal. Nepal's upcoming national census will for the first time count the LGBT population in the Himalayan nation in order to better allocate government jobs and education set aside for minority groups, an official said Thursday.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s upcoming national census will for the first time count the LGBT population in the Himalayan nation in order to better allocate government jobs and education set aside for minority groups, an official said Thursday. Nepal’s laws prescribe special quotas for minorities in workplaces, schools and colleges, and access to discounted healthcare, but in the absence of census data, members of the LGBT community say they haven’t been allocated these privileges.
Dhundi Raj Lamichane, an official at Nepal’s Central Bureau of Statistics, said the national census is planned for summer of 2021 but a trial will be done next month in a few select districts.LGBT rights activists have welcomed government move.
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