Nepal’s highest court orders government to guarantee same-sex marriage rights

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Finally, Nepal has marriage equality. On June 18, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a binding directive ordering the government to guarantee equal marriage rights for gender and sexual minorities. The legal fight took nearly 20 years. The court also dismissed a counter-writ petition opposing the rights, filed by Yuvraj […] The post Nepal’s highest court orders government to guarantee same-sex marriage rights first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.