Bhumika Shrestha
Bhumika Shrestha | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1988 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Known for | LGBTQ+ rights in Nepal |
Bhumika Shrestha (Nepali: भूमिका श्रेष्ठ, born January 11, 1988 on Kathmandu, Nepal[1]) is a Nepalese activist and an Actoress.[2][3] Shrestha is third gender activist and currently working with Blue Diamond Society.[4][5]
Personal life[]
Shrestha was born on January 11, 1988 on Kathmandu, Nepal. Shrestha was assigned male but doesn't identify as either a man or a woman.[6] [7][8] Shrestha prefers to identify as "third gender".
Filmography[]
Actor[]
- Highway (2012)
- Kanchhi (2018)
Herself[]
- Other Nature as Herself (2010) (Documentary film)
- Beauty and Brains (2010) (Documentary film)
- Le monde en face (2014) (TV Series – Episode Global Gay)
- Out & Around (2015) (Documentary film)
Bibliography[]
- Bhumika, ISBN 9789937925921 (2019)[9]
References[]
- ^ "Interview with Bhumika Shrestha" (PDF). Liverpool John Moores University. February 7, 2019: 3. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Bhumika Shrestha". reelnepal. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Jenni_and_Lisa. "Bhumika Shrestha: Nepal's Supertrans Activist, Representative, and Model | Art Thought Culture". www.velvetparkmedia.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ REPUBLICA. "My Republica – 5 things about Bhumika Shrestha". admin.myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bhumika becomes first transgender to travel abroad with 'other' category passport". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "DIVIDING BY THREE: NEPAL RECOGNIZES A THIRD GENDER".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A proud woman- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Young, Holly (February 12, 2016). "Trans rights: Meet the face of Nepal's progressive 'third gender' movement". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Transgender Bhumika Shrestha releases her Biography". My City. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
External links[]
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- Nepalese activists
- Nepalese human rights activists
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Nepalese women
- Nepalese social workers
- Nepalese actresses
- Actors from Kathmandu
- Third gender
- LGBT people from Nepal
- 21st-century LGBT people
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