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kojiarakiartworks · 2 days

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June 2013 KTM Kathmandu Nepal Swayambhunath

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

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miamaimania · 1 day

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Echoes of Enlightenment now: Buddha's hands in the sacred Mustang Kingdom

#mustang kingdom #contemporary #architecture #buddhism #painting #spiritual #nepal #ancient art

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meme-merchant · 2 days

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Me and bro cooking up mythical spirits…..

#meme merchant #memepage #cooking #monks #Nepal #Tibet #good memes #lol #funny #memes #best memes #meme #haha #critical role

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politijohn · 9 months

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#same sex marriage #lgbt #Lgbtq #lgbt rights #equality #news #current events #Asia #Nepal #good news #Lgbtq rights #government #the left

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reasonsforhope · 13 days

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"Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.

The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives in attendance, with 10 voting against it, two abstaining and three not voting.

Thailand has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity but has struggled for decades to pass a marriage equality law. Thai society largely holds conservative values, and members of the LGBTQ+ community say they face discrimination in everyday life. The government and state agencies are also historically conservative, and advocates for gender equality have had a hard time pushing lawmakers and civil servants to accept change.

[Note: As always, worth noting that all of those things can be said about the US and plenty of Western countries too. The West isn't magically non-homophobic.]

The bill now goes to the Senate, which rarely rejects any legislation that passes the lower house, and then to the king for royal endorsement. This would make Thailand the first country or region in Southeast Asia to pass such a law and the third in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal.

The bill amends the Civil and Commercial Code to change the words “men and women” and “husband and wife” to “individuals” and “marriage partners.” It would open up access to full legal, financial and medical rights for LGBTQ+ couples...

The new government led by Pheu Thai, which took office last year, has made marriage equality one of its main goals."

-via AP News, March 27, 2024

#thailand #southeast asia #lgbtq #same sex marriage #queer community #lgbtq pride #queer pride #taiwan #nepal #gay marriage #gay rights #lgbt #marriage equality #good news #hope

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makingqueerhistory · 2 years

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WE ARE QUEER: VISUAL ARCHIVE PROJECT

For the world, for our families, for our friends, we have always been a subject of curiosity, bullying, and harassment. But we are sick of this. We, Queer people, are sick of complying with the rules, the social fabric and the society, that can’t see us happy, that can’t see us in love, that can’t see us living our life, the way we want to.

For almost two decades, Nepali queer people have been fighting for equal rights, regardless of the fact that that society and the country have always made them, migrant to their own home. They have been silenced, beaten, harassed, and even killed. They faced discrimination and humiliation from their friends, families, society and the state. But still, nothing has stopped them. Their determination and perseverance are exemplary, and not only are they marching the flags for themselves, but they are definitely making things easy for the future generation as well. To honour those people who have been fighting for equality, both on the frontline or in silent wars against queerphobia, we the team of Kaalo.101, initiated this visual archive project, WE ARE QUEER for this year’s Pride month.

The archive project is a documentation of Nepal’s queer movement, celebrating both small and big wins. It primarily is an online visual archive and showcases pictures of queer people, their struggles, their celebrations and many more.

With our collaborative effort, we hope to be successful in this project and hold space for discourses and create platforms for archiving queer history.

#queer photography #queer photo #lgbt photography #queer nepal #lgbt nepal #nepal #nepal photography #queer history #pride month #lgbt history

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unbfacts · 2 months

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#Dogs #festival #animals #heartwarming #facts #Nepal

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aileenmay · 6 months

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#nepal #dolpo #original photographers #landscape photography

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tropic-havens · 10 months

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Coconut seller in Nepal

#nepal #coconuts #foodpics #people #tropical

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mapsontheweb · 7 months

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Sweden and Nepal have almost similar shape.

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#maps #sweden #nepal #similarity #sundellviz #twsourced

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389 · 7 months

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Nepalese Lingzhi Fungus Mask, probably 19th century

This extraordinary mask has been formed from a large, single Lingzhi fungus (Ganoderma Lucidum). The natural structure of the fungus has been coaxed into forming a nose, ears, a mouth and eyes. Two holes on either side allow for a natural twine to have been threaded through so that the mask can be either worn or hung for (perhaps) ritual display. The surface is hard, glossy and dramatically wrinkled. It is believed that such masks were worn ritually to frighten off malevolent spirits. Most extant fungus masks are of black (or blackened) Lingzhi fungus. Pannier (2009, p. 68) illustrates a mask translated as a ‘mushroom’ mask which appears to be made from a single fungus – possibly a Lingzhi – but coloured with red pigment. Nepalese fungus masks are rare. Dating them is difficult. There are few in private or museum collections. The surface is glossy and encrusted with a varying patina suggesting some significant age. Possibly it was darkened with soot although there is no residual smokiness present. The example here is in an excellent, stable condition with just the odd small loss to the extremities as might be expected. The texture is hard and robust rather than crumbly and friable. It has a wood-like consistency.

#mask #nepalese #lingzhi #fungus #art #spirits #malevolent #masks #nepal #u

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kojiarakiartworks · 1 day

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