Bhumika Shrestha (Nepali: भूमिका श्रेष्ठ, born January 11, 1988, in

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

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) is a Nepalese activist and actress. Shrestha is a

third gender Third gender or third sex is an identity recognizing individuals categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither a man nor a woman. Many gender systems around the world include three or more genders, deriving the concept either from ...

activist and is currently working with the

Blue Diamond Society The Blue Diamond Society (BDS; Nepali: नील हीरा समाज) is an LGBT rights organization in Nepal. It was established in 2001 to advocate for change in the existing laws against homosexuality and to advocate for the rights of N ...

Personal life

Shrestha was born on January 11, 1988, in

, Nepal. Shrestha was assigned male but does not identify as either a man or a woman; rather, Shrestha prefers to identify as "third gender".

Awards

In 2022, Shrestha received the

International Women of Courage Award The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...

from the

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Filmography

Actor

* ''

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'' (2012) * ''Kanchhi'' (2018)

Self

* ''Other Nature'' as Self (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'', (2019)

References

External links

* Nepalese human rights activists Living people 1988 births Nepalese social workers 21st-century Nepalese actors Actresses from Kathmandu Third gender 21st-century Nepalese LGBTQ people 21st-century Nepalese actresses Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award Nepalese film actors Nepalese LGBTQ rights activists {{Nepal-bio-stub