Sunil Babu Pant, an openly gay former parliamentarian and leading sexual minority rights activist in Nepal, speaks with the Associated Press during an interview in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2023. Gay rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim order issued by the country's Supreme Court enabling them to register same-sex marriages for the first time. “At personal level, for those who are living together it is a huge victory. Practically, they can register their marriage and their rights can be immediately exercised,” said Pant. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)