The Nepalese Constitution, approved by the Constituent Assembly on 16 September 2015, includes several provisions pertaining to the rights of LGBT people. These new laws explicitly include protections on the basis of sexual orientation. The Nepalese Constitution recognizes LGBT rights as fundamental rights.įollowing the end of the monarchy, homosexuality was legalized across the country in 2007 along with the introduction of several new laws. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Nepal are among the most progressive in Asia. Discrimination constitutionally prohibited