Comments on: Nepal Courts Gay Tourism http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 21:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Donnchadh http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129/comment-page-1#comment-64602 Donnchadh Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:54:52 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=21129#comment-64602 This is probably more to do with the Maoists being thrown a bone than any wider change in feeling. But once the tourism dollars start coming and marriages are in the open, it'll be much harder to go back. Court decisions and legislation can be overruled, but economic interests motivate people to keep them. This is probably more to do with the Maoists being thrown a bone than any wider change in feeling.
But once the tourism dollars start coming and marriages are in the open, it’ll be much harder to go back. Court decisions and legislation can be overruled, but economic interests motivate people to keep them.

]]> By: Chris McCoy http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129/comment-page-1#comment-64598 Chris McCoy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:56:04 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=21129#comment-64598 A quick <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=nepal+human+rights" rel="nofollow">google search</a> shows that Nepal is not so idyllic, and without its own Human Rights issues on other fronts besides the LGBT cause. For me, Nepal still has a ways to go before my gay tourism dollars line the pockets of corrupt Maoist insurgents who refuse to put down arms after a bloody coup that ended more than a year ago. Gay Marriage at base camp on Mount Everest? $3,000 Getting kidnapped, robbed, raped, and murdered by uniformed government military police who operate above the law with no legal punishment/recourse? Price-less. A quick google search shows that Nepal is not so idyllic, and without its own Human Rights issues on other fronts besides the LGBT cause.

For me, Nepal still has a ways to go before my gay tourism dollars line the pockets of corrupt Maoist insurgents who refuse to put down arms after a bloody coup that ended more than a year ago.

Gay Marriage at base camp on Mount Everest? $3,000
Getting kidnapped, robbed, raped, and murdered by uniformed government military police who operate above the law with no legal punishment/recourse? Price-less.

]]> By: UK Chris http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129/comment-page-1#comment-64587 UK Chris Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:29:44 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=21129#comment-64587 Has anyone actually been there recently (gay or straight)? I'm interested in hearing what it's like! On the whole money changing political beliefs...I have mixed feelings there. We're the only group who (in this area in particular) on average makes more money than the majority. I believe (but don't quote me) gay tourism worldwide is about a 60 billion dollar industry. It's harder to raise children to hate a group when the government is asking for them to come over and play... On the other hand... Five years. Really? It's all great now? Has anyone actually been there recently (gay or straight)? I’m interested in hearing what it’s like!

On the whole money changing political beliefs…I have mixed feelings there. We’re the only group who (in this area in particular) on average makes more money than the majority. I believe (but don’t quote me) gay tourism worldwide is about a 60 billion dollar industry. It’s harder to raise children to hate a group when the government is asking for them to come over and play…

On the other hand… Five years. Really? It’s all great now?

]]> By: Burr http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129/comment-page-1#comment-64550 Burr Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:19:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=21129#comment-64550 “Third gender” identity cards? Uhh.. no thanks.. Just paint a bullseye on your back then.. “Third gender” identity cards? Uhh.. no thanks.. Just paint a bullseye on your back then..

]]> By: Matt http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129/comment-page-1#comment-64540 Matt Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:03:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=21129#comment-64540 "Just five years ago, police were beating gays and transsexuals in the streets. Now, the issue of gay rights is almost passe here." Special Request: somebody do up an article on how this happened. We need to know how this happened! “Just five years ago, police were beating gays and transsexuals in the streets. Now, the issue of gay rights is almost passe here.”

Special Request: somebody do up an article on how this happened. We need to know how this happened!

]]> By: Paul in Canada http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/15/21129/comment-page-1#comment-64526 Paul in Canada Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=21129#comment-64526 Be nervous when enshrining gender/orientation equality is 'economically based' and not human-rights based. Be nervous when enshrining gender/orientation equality is ‘economically based’ and not human-rights based.

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