{"id":9764,"date":"2026-03-18T15:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/en\/?p=9764"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:33:13","slug":"nepal-lgbtq-activist-bhumika-shrestha-took-the-oath-as-the-countrys-first-transgender-female-member-of-parliament-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalvani.com\/en\/nepal-lgbtq-activist-bhumika-shrestha-took-the-oath-as-the-countrys-first-transgender-female-member-of-parliament-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal : LGBTQ+ Activist Bhumika Shrestha took the Oath as the Country&#8217;s first Transgender Female Member of Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"natio-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\" id=\"natio-2082590563\"><style>\r\n.ad {\r\n  display: block;\r\n  margin: 0 auto 12px;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  max-width: 640px;\r\n  border: 1px solid;\r\n} .ad-label {\r\n  display: block;\r\n  font-size: 11px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  margin: 0 0 8px 0;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n  letter-spacing: 2px;\r\n  opacity: 0.5;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<!-- <span class=\"ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENTS<\/span> -->\r\n<!-- <img class=\"ad\" src=\"\" alt=\"Ad\" \/> -->\r\n<!-- <img class=\"ad\" src=\"\" alt=\"Ad\" \/> -->\r\n<!-- <img class=\"ad\" src=\"\" alt=\"Ad\" \/> -->\r\n<\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kathmandu :\u00a0 An unprecedented chapter was added to Nepali politics on March 17, 2026, when 35-year-old LGBTQ+ activist Bhumika Shrestha took the oath as the country&#8217;s first transgender female Member of Parliament. She was selected by the &#8216;Rastriya Swatantra Party&#8217; (RSP) through the proportional representation system. Born in Kathmandu in 1987 as a boy named &#8216;Kailash,&#8217; Bhumika was forced to drop out of school during her childhood due to severe discrimination; however, she never gave up the fight for her identity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhumika\u2014who legally registered her gender as &#8216;female&#8217; in her citizenship records in 2021\u2014was also the first person in Nepal&#8217;s history to travel abroad using a passport issued under the &#8216;Other&#8217; category.Her victory brings a new ray of hope for democratic representation and social acceptance, not only for the transgender community in Nepal but across the entire South Asian region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"natio-after-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\" id=\"natio-617208821\"><style>\r\n.ad {\r\n  display: block;\r\n  margin: 0 auto 12px;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  max-width: 640px;\r\n  border: 1px solid;\r\n} .ad-label {\r\n  display: block;\r\n  font-size: 11px;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  margin: 0 0 8px 0;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n  letter-spacing: 2px;\r\n  opacity: 0.5;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<!-- <span class=\"ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENTS<\/span> -->\r\n<!-- <img class=\"ad\" src=\"\" alt=\"Ad\" \/> -->\r\n<!-- <img class=\"ad\" src=\"\" alt=\"Ad\" \/> -->\r\n\r\n<!-- [masterslider id=\"4\"]  SliderAds --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu :\u00a0 An unprecedented chapter was added to Nepali politics on March 17, 2026, when 35-year-old LGBTQ+ activist Bhumika Shrestha took the oath as the country&#8217;s first transgender female Member of Parliament. She was selected by the &#8216;Rastriya Swatantra Party&#8217; (RSP) through the proportional representation system. 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