Tonight at 7:45PM (Nepal) or 10pm (Manila time), catch the Instagram LIVE conversation between Miss Universe Nepal Official National Director Nagma Shrestha and NYC-based LGBTQ+ advocate Geena Rocero as they discuss the inclusion of transwomen candidates in Miss Universe Nepal 2020.
This should be quite interesting.
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… but Mr. International saying they will accept trans-gender men met with tepid feedback…
Mr. Tinio, I wonder if this means many trans-gender women in Nepal – which I imagine is quite conservative – are actually from across the border, from the vibrant democracy of neighbor India.
A few years ago, India decriminalized (overt) homosexuality. But certainly it takes time…
Is this being done partly because there are no legit gay pageants in these countries? No avenue or forum for the full expression of their pageant dreams?
More to the point, does this point to a GROWING-SIMMERING LGBT+ movement in the Subcontinent – India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and perhaps even Pakistan?