Nepal’s transgender sex workers face violence and exploitation in legal vacuum
Transgender sex workers in Nepal, such as Namaste Shrestha and Gyanu Lama, face violence and exploitation from police, clients, and peers due to a legal vacuum where sex work is not recognized. Police disproportionately target sex workers rather than clients, with Lama recounting a 2003 beating that
Nepal · 2025-08-18 · The Kathmandu Post
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