British pilot ‘saves life of gay asylum seeker’.

LGBT+ people still face discrimination in Nepal, despite progressive laws (PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty)

A gay asylum seeker has said a pilot “saved his life” by refusing to fly him back to Nepal.

On Sunday (August 5), Jagat was meant to be deported back to his home country – where he was outed in a national newspaper – despite his mother having threatened that she would “cut you into pieces” if he came back.