Men stare bemusedly from the sidewalk as several hundred gay pride revelers gather in Kathmandu’s tourist district. The parade is made up of a large contingent of trans women, among others, decked out in sexy dresses, gaudy pride outfits, and traditional Nepali clothing. A group in red saris hold clay pots on their heads.
A young trans woman in a light blue bob wig, sapphire hot pants, and a matching bikini top hops out of a taxi. “Happy Gai Jatra!” she yells and throws up her arms, unfurling rainbow wings to the delight of photographers.
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When Nepali Women Are Victims of Sex Trafficking, Their Kids Pay the Price, Too
“If I could kill one person without being punished, it would be my husband.”
Puja*, a former sex worker, speaks quietly, but firmly. “I’d bring a long knife…” she stops and throws a hand over her mouth. A slip of the tongue made her say the Nepali word for dick instead of “long,” and she looks mortified…
How social media is helping Nepal rebuild after two big earthquakes
After the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, killing over 8,000 people and leaving more than 250,000 homeless, the small Himalayan nation—among the poorest in world—was left scrambling to respond…
Military interpreters restart their lives in upstate, others still at risk
On one of the year’s first perfect spring days, Aziz trolls the Wegmans supermarket parking lot for stray shopping carts. Despite sometimes erratic weather, he doesn’t mind logging long hours walking the asphalt. It’s nothing compared to the hiking he used to do in his native Afghanistan. Compared to the mountainous terrain, Aziz calls being on his feet all day in the flat parking lot, “a picnic.”…
Rochester Prayers For Nepal
Rochester’s Bhutanese Nepali community turned a celebration of Buddha’s birthday Sunday into a chance to support victims of the recent earthquake in Nepal. Buddhist chants filled Jones Square Park as women in long red dresses picked white blossoms from the trees to lay at a shrine…