Leadership, Power and Politics: Laxmi Ghalan

“I fight for our identity, I fight for our dignity and for livelihood; when will this fight end, when will we find the sweet release of equality? It is my pride that keeps on fighting and will never give up. Gender equality is a promise to myself which I hope to fulfill in this lifetime.”

Laxmi Ghalan is a lesbian activist and founder of Mitini Nepal. In 2002, Ghalan and her partner Mira Bajracharya started counseling services to other lesbians with the help of Blue Diamond Society and later on in 2005 they formally established Mitini Nepal. She has been working in this issue in order to improve the sexual health, protect human rights, lobbying and wellbeing of sexual and gender minorities like lesbians, gay, bisexuals, transgender in Nepal.