Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital Wednesday in the country’s first international gay parade. The participants dressed in colorful clothes thronged the main streets of Kathmandu, led by Sunil Pant, a member of Nepal’s parliament and the nation’s most prominent gay activist. Pant’s gay rights group organized the parade to campaign for greater rights for sexual minorities in Nepal. “Our message is ending all forms of discrimination,” Pant told reporters.

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