Although Nepalese society is tolerant to a certain extent—Nepal authorized third gender category for its passport holders—the country has not sufficiently advanced in the area of employment of transgender women and men.
Living together in a combined apartment facility, these Nepali women feel comfort and acceptance in joined living within their own community while avoiding the discrimination they face elsewhere.
Feeling trapped in male bodies, as they often describe themselves, many dream of having enough money to travel to Thailand to undergo complicated and costly surgery that will transition them fully into women.
