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May 10, 2008

Nepal gets first gay politician

"Representing a sexual minority, I will make sure the new constitution protects sexual groups, people with disabilities, small indigenous casts and others."

-- Sunil Babu Pant, who became the first gay elected official in Nepal when he won election as a member of the Communist Party of Nepal. (Times of India)

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