Nepal to legalize gay marriage, offer weddings on Mt. Everest

[WillParkinson]

Nepal to legalize gay marriage, offer weddings on Mt. Everest

Want to get married on top of the world? Not a problem, says a travel agency promoting gay marriage in Nepal.

In May, the country is set to ratify a new constitution that legalizes same-sex marriages, according to a report in The Telegraph.

Sunil Babu Pant, a Communist legislator and leader of the country’s gay rights movement, launched Pink Mountain, a travel agency offering wedding ceremonies on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak.

http://www.365gay.com/news/nepal-to-legalize-gay-marriage-offer-weddings-on-mt-everest/

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

1. Don't like... 1 in 10 people die climbing Everest?

That'd be pretty lame to not come back from the wedding with the whole wedding party.

[mitchtv]

4. I don't think they would be promoting marriages on the summit

since you cannot remain there more than a few minutes. Base camp is still on Mt Everest.

[madrchsod]

2. one of the last countries in the world that i would have thought of...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. nepal has been extremely progresive on glbt issues for several years now

its a pity that eastern countries never get the press attention when they do progressive things

like the whole third gender identity rights in pakistan

[closeupready]

6. The Western MSM doesn't DO complicated. They do black and white.

As in, "Pakistan - bad, very very bad!" We do have a military/industrial complex to feed, you know. :eyes: :sarcasm:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. yup. there really have been huge changes made from last summer to this

summer in trans/third gender people in pakistan. very very little of it covered by the american press

[closeupready]

8. I'm glad you see that, too.

There are plenty of Western-oriented, educated Pakistanis who are pro-gay, pro-GLBT and completely reject the Taliban and fundamentalist Islam and terrorism in all forms, but it's hard to realize that based solely upon MSM news coverage of the region and culture. :hi:

[Jamastiene]

3. I've love that at a lower elevation but still somewhere on Mt. Everest.

I'm not so sure I could climb to the top, but at a lower elevation, that would be a beautiful wedding. :)

[joeybee12]

9. I wanna go there and have a wedding! Of course,

I gotta find a husband first...anyone with good lungs interested? :P