Nepal celebrates first international gay parade

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Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital in the country's first international gay parade.

The participants, dressed in colourful clothes, thronged the main streets of Kathmandu, led by Sunil Pant, a member of Nepal's parliament and the nation's most prominent gay activist.

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