Sunil Babu Pant
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Sunil Babu Pant (Nepali: सुनीलबाबु पन्त; born 28 June 1971) is a Nepali human rights activist, monk, and former politician who served as a member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly between 2008 and 2013. Pant's campaigning for LGBT rights led to the Supreme Court of Nepal giving legal recognition to Nepal's third gender in addition to decriminalising homosexuality and permitting same-sex marriage. In 2021, Pant converted to Buddhism and began training as a monk, going by the name Bhikshu Kashyap.
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Sunil Babu Pant | |
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सुनीलबाबु पन्त | |
Member of Nepalese Constituent Assembly | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-06-28) June 28, 1971 (age 52) Gorkha District, Nepal |
Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |
Alma mater | Belarusian State University |
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