They became the first sexual minority in South Asia to wrest the right to same-sex marriage and have a say in the new constitution. Now Nepal’s transgender community is aiming to conquer the world outside by taking part in the international pageant for transgenders to be held in Thailand next month. Sandhya Lama, the 21-year-old Miss Gay Nepal, will represent the nascent republic at the Miss International Queen 2009, the fifth edition of the pageant for transgenders started by Tiffany’s Show Pattaya Company Ltd, the world’s biggest transgender/transsexual cabaret show that is also supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. |
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