Building Nepal’s queer disability movement

Despite growing awareness of LGBTQIA+ rights in Nepal, queer people with disabilities remain among the most overlooked groups. One organisation—Rainbow Disability Nepal—is working to change that.

Queer and disabled—two parts of an identity that intersect and make everyday life difficult for many people affected. One of them is Aaditya Rai, founder and managing director of Rainbow Disability Nepal (RDN), an NGO that supports vulnerable individuals with disabilities in the LGBTQIA+ community across Nepal.