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

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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

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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 The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...

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 Actors from Kathmandu Third gender Nepalese LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award Nepalese film actors {{Nepal-bio-stub