Article 6GS9A LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal are first in south Asia to be legally married

LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal are first in south Asia to be legally married

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Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu and Hannah Ellis-Pete
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Rights activists say marriage of Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey is historic day'

An LGBTQ couple in Nepal said they wanted to scream to the world that we are husband and wife at last" after becoming the first in south Asia to have their marriage legally recognised.

Maya Gurung, 38, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey, 27, were given a legal certificate in Nepal's Lamjung district on Wednesday.

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