#citizenship papers

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from Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry 

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Trans people in Nepal can now update their gender on citizenship papers

Nepal's Supreme Court ruled it violated human rights for people not to have their true gender on their personal documents

The Nepal Supreme Court has just made it possible for people to update all of their personal documents to reflect their true name and gender.

Personal documents include citizenship papers, birth certificates and educational documents.

Nepal is one of the few countries in the world that includes a third gender option on passports, citizenship cards and for ‘third gender’ people to be counted in the census.

But it did not allow for people to update their gender to male or female, if their current gender differed to the one they were assigned at birth.

The September ruling was brought after LGBTI advocates Pinky Gurung and Anik Rana filed a writ in the Supreme Court.

Another LGBTI advocate Sujan Panta told Pahichan the decision was historic and would help remove discrimination.

‘This verdict has been issued to prevent the possible abuse of citizenship,’ Panta said.

‘People who have already received educational certificates can change their names. People who are receiving will get as per their wishes.’

The Supreme Court also instructed government institutions to offer training to public servants on LGBTI issues.

Way to go, Nepal!! 

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from Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry

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Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry

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from Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry 

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Fear, frustration as a Minnesotan adoptee tries to prove her citizenship

A Minnesota woman, adopted as a baby, wanted to make sure she had citizenship papers. That started a domino effect that now has her on a mis