Nepal’s transgender sex workers face violence and exploitation in legal vacuum

As they often find themselves in confrontation with police officers, clients, and fellow sex workers, LGBTIQ advocates call for legalisation of sex work.

Namaste Shrestha worked as a teacher for five years, giving math and science lessons in private schools for grades three through eight. But as a gay man who exhibited some feminine traits with gestures and enunciation, Shrestha, who now identifies as non-binary and uses she/her pronouns, felt alienated in her work environment.