A 25-year-old transgender person from the Janakpur district of the Madhesh province changed their gender through sex reassignment surgery (male to female), Shrestha said.
Previously, Nepalese people seeking sex reassignment surgery had to travel abroad, often to Bangkok, at high cost. The procedure can now be done within Nepal, saving patients significant expenses.
In Nepal, the cost of sex change surgery is estimated between NRs. 150,000 and 200,000.
Leading third-gender activist and former Member of Parliament Sunil Babu Panta demanded the formulation of a clear-cut policy on the matter.
The main question, he said, is how to define identity, whether a transgender woman should be recognised as a woman or as a third gender. PTI SBP GRS GRS GRS
