Bhumika Shrestha (Nepali: भूमिका श्रेष्ठ, born January 11, 1988, in
Kathmandu
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Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
) is a Nepalese activist and actor. Shrestha is a third gender 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
Kathmandu
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, 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
United States Department of State
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.
Filmography
Actor
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Highway
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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
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Nepalese human rights activists
Living people
1988 births
Nepalese social workers
21st-century Nepalese actors
Actors from Kathmandu
Third gender
Nepalese LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people
Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award
Nepalese film actors
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