Nepal’s transgender sex workers face violence and exploitation in legal vacuum
Summary
Transgender sex workers in Nepal face violence, exploitation, and police harassment in the absence of legal protections. Many are trapped in sex work due to discrimination and lack of employment opportunities.
Key Points
- Nepal’s transgender sex workers experience violence and harassment from police, clients, and peers due to lack of legal protection.
- Current Nepali law criminalizes soliciting and paying for sex, but not sex work itself, leading to police targeting sex workers, especially transgender individuals.
- Activists advocate for the legalization of sex work to improve safety and working conditions for transgender sex workers.
- Transgender individuals face societal discrimination restricting access to employment opportunities beyond sex work, highlighting the need for social and policy reforms.
