This report presents findings of ethnographic research on male-to-male sexuality and sexual health in Kathmandu, Nepal.  This was the first research project of its kind in Nepal.

The study employed a community-based research strategy, using field researchers from the Blue Diamond Society, a nascent community group for men who have sex with men. 

The principal findings of the research are:

• No distinction is made between men who only have sex with men and men who only have sex with women. Many men said they have sex with men and women, with a high rate of men being married.
• Little knowledge of HIV/AIDS exists.
• Safer sex knowledge was limited.
• Commercial sex between men takes places in a variety of ways, including street-based sex workers.

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