Nepal census recognizes 'third gender'

[Asiankid0]

Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- When census gatherers went door-to-door visiting 5.6 million households across Nepal this month, they collected information not only on the country's men and women, but also on a so-called third gender.

In what is believed to be a world first, Nepal's Central Bureau of Statistics is giving official recognition to gay and transgender people -- a move seen as major victory for equality in a country that only decriminalized homosexual relationships three years ago.

full story here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc....html?iref=NS1
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dear god, transvestites are taking over the world

/inb4Groteske

[Raiyne]

I'm not sure what to make of this.

Do they want to be recognised as a third gender, or just male/female with transsexuality?

[Deimos]

theres 2 sexes

the only third option is people that cant get pregnant or impregnate others

PUT THEM IN THE GULAG

[marcipaans]

How can an unnatural organism be considered as 3rd sex?

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! (whoever thought that it can be considered as 3rd sex)

I demand wombats to be recognized as the 4th gender!

[Orpheus]

full story here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc....html?iref=NS1
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dear god, transvestites are taking over the world

/inb4Groteske

Uh. Transvestite =/= transexual.

[$$$]

Uh. Transvestite =/= transexual.

We both know that isn't true.

[Orpheus]

We both know that isn't true.

If we are talking about a "3rd gender" it is.

[$$$]

That joke didn't make much sense. I see that now.

[Frostbitten]

seriously, though, I think that this is a good thing. I'm surprised it happened first in Nepal of all places.