Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- Rukshana Kapali never felt comfortable or liked the term 'third gender'. She was 14 years old when she realised her gender identity, she says.

However, even when she identified as a woman since there were no legal provisions that allowed her to put the 'female' gender marker on her citizenship, she was compelled to use 'others' in her documents, she says.

"Then, I couldn't really understand this unjust identification," says Kapali, a transgender activist. "I was happy that I could at least have my preferred name, but I found it burdensome to put myself under the 'others' gender. Now, I realise its implications. I want to fight it."

Her battle is arduous and ongoing. In May 2020, Kapali publicly renounced her citiz...