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"An LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal have said they want 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.
Gurung said: “I cannot even say how happy I am right now. We were fighting for
a long time. With the support of everyone in the struggle of more than two
decades, yesterday was a very auspicious day for us. Society will now accept us
and it has opened the door to marriage for many like us.”
Pandey was equally elated. “We won! We won the big battle. I can now say we are
husband and wife loudly. I think society will also change because of this.”"
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