Nepal’s first transgender lawmaker is just getting started

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Bhumika Shrestha, Nepal’s first transgender lawmaker, overcame bullying and struggles with identity to become a member of Nepal’s federal Parliament. She brings extensive activism experience to the legislative body, advocating for transgender rights.

Bhumika Shrestha was bullied out of school and once struggled to find words for her identity. Now she sits in Nepal’s federal Parliament, carrying decades of activism into the country's highest legislative body.