It's Official: Nepal Approves First Same-Sex Marriage

Source: U.S. News and World ReportA gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the nation's first to receive official same-sex marriage status. The Himalayan nation is one of the first in Asia to allow it. "After 23 years of struggle we got this historic achievement, and finally Maya and Surendra got their marriage registered," said Sunil Babu Pant, an openly gay former parliamentarian. Nepal's 2015 constitution bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.