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Same-sex marriage registered in Kohalpur
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on June 27, had ordered the government to register marriages involving same-sex and non-heterosexual couples.![Same-sex marriage registered in Kohalpur](https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2024/third-party/thumb1-1707748530.jpg&w=900&height=601)
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Published at : February 12, 2024
Updated at : February 12, 2024 20:20
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Anju Devi Shrestha, a 33-year-old woman resident of Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality, Bardiya, and Suprita Gurung, a 33-year-old woman resident of Bandipur Rural Municipality, Tanahun, registered a same-sex marriage on Monday.
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on June 27, had ordered the government to register marriages involving same-sex and non-heterosexual couples.
According to Deepak Nepali, ward secretary of ward 5 of Kohalpur Municipality, Banke, the couple registered their marriage at the ward office after filling out a marriage registration form on January 18.
This is the first registered lesbian marriage in the country, Nepali said.
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