English language publications. The term fulumulu (फुलुमुलु) is used in eastern Nepal. However, a publication of 2021 has challenged the existence of the term, and said it rather is pholo-molo. Among the Gurung people, there is a tradition of men dancing in female clothing, called maarunis, typically at barracks or at royal palaces, and are believed to bring good luck. In 2007, the Supreme Court legally established a gender category called "other". The Nepali Supreme Court stated that the criteria for identifying one's gender is based on the individual's self-identification. The Supreme Court's decision to implement a "third gender" may have stemmed from the long-held contemporary acknowledgment of gender variant peoples, known as metis as well as the religious traditions revering non-gender conforming characters. In a global perspective, Nepal's Supreme Court decision also contrasts with neighboring India's developments in reviving a colonial-era anti-sodomy law criminalizing same-sex intercourse. However, in other Asian countries/territories such as Hong Kong, Malaysia and Pakistan, there have been trends of progressive judicial decisions on the rights of LGBT people. In 2019, there were discussions in Parliament to require applicants to undergo sex changes in order to apply for an "O" sex descriptor. Binary transgender recognition Nepalese law only allows gender markers to be changed from "M" (male) or "F" (female) to "O". There are no provisions allowing transgender women to have an "F" marker or transgender men having an "M" marker. Certain activists and young LGBTI Nepalis have criticized what they call a "gender trinary", instead advocating for complete self-determination. In 2019, LGBT activist Rukshana Kapali took an open stand against labeling herself as "third gender". She has taken legal steps to amend her gender identity to "female". As of 2021, a writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court of Nepal demanding amendment of her gender as female. Similarly, Nepali media was called out for forcefully using the term 'third gender' to describe trans men and trans women. On 31 March 2020, the International Transgender Day of Visibility Queer Youth Group and Trans Rights Collective published National Transgender Demand Sheet demanding trans men be able to tick Male gender marker and trans women be able to select the ‘female’ gender marker, including several other concerns of language and privacy. On 2022 February 21, the Supreme Court of Nepal issued an order to Election Commission in the writ petition of Rukshana Kapali V. Election Commission et