A glimpse of gay life Vietnam | Phnom Penh Post

Contents:

• GAY VIETNAM: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??
• SAIGON GAY TRAVEL
• GAY VIETNAM: THE MOST BETIFUL PLAC VIETNAM FOR DISCERNG GAY TRAVELLERS
• VIETNAM CLAR BEG LGBTQ+ IS ‘NOT AN ILLNS’ VICTORY FOR GAY RIGHTS
• "COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS
• TRAVEL DIARY: A VIETNAME MAN TALKS ABOUT GAY LIFE SAIGON

GAY VIETNAM: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??

This event, huge as might be, is only a part of a larger scene, where proment NGOs such as ISEE ph for acceptance and tolerance of LGBT general, and gays Vietnam particular through myriad workshops, talk shows, and onle events. The latt events have shown that the untry has gone through major chang om a homophobic society to a more tolerant one, allowg for a flourishg, albe still somewhat unrground, gay culture which has a fair share of unique perks and tras. Artifacts om the era suggted that Vietname at that time actively promoted sexual exploratn and sexual terurse, irrpective whether heterosexually or homosexually, to fd the perfect harmony wh nature, thereby promotg fertily and prospery to the lol muny.

However, on the ground that the hband’s seeds might have been transferred om the pregnant woman to the other durg homosexual terurse, the urt led her nocent. It is tertg to note that there was no nvictn of homosexualy the official rerd of the se, and seems homosexualy was not nsired a social crime at that time, as evinced other ntemporaneo rerds. Durg the Vietnam War, homosexualy was nmned as a type of sexual viatn the South, so gay upl had to retreat to private unrground bars Saigon to enjoy their time together.

SAIGON GAY TRAVEL

After the war, the new socialist ernment did not ban homosexualy, but s lack of support for the upl, as well as overwhelmg support for fay value, created a new issue for gay muni.

GAY VIETNAM: THE MOST BETIFUL PLAC VIETNAM FOR DISCERNG GAY TRAVELLERS

Bee there was no official legislatn for them, lol thori found difficult to solve homosexual-related s, so homosexuals Vietnam found themselv a disadvantaged suatn whout legal protectn or regnn. While is still a long way to go before homosexualy is legalized the untry, this is a memorable step om the ernment s effort for gay rights progrs. People are generally more tolerant of homosexuals onle, and there are plenty of Facebook pag which celebrate gay pri the untry, creatg vibrant muni for gays Vietnam.

Homosexual people, pecially male homosexual people, prefer a mascule image to a feme one, so the more feme one a uple ually has to supprs feme actns and avoid appearg too feme. Rural areas are particularly uniendly to gays general, so gay hotspots Vietnam clu most big ci the untry such as Ho Chi Mh Cy, Hanoi, etc. Ha Noi is the pal of the untry, and even though is a cy full of ancient tradns and mor, gay activi are pretty lively here spe of beg mostly unrground.

VIETNAM CLAR BEG LGBTQ+ IS ‘NOT AN ILLNS’ VICTORY FOR GAY RIGHTS

Homosexuals the cy often meet up for a chat and for dat discreet snas, some of which clu Spa Adam Hanoi on Lac Tng Street or Tan Sna on Nghi Tam Street.

Other than snas, you n also meet up wh a lot of gay dividuals gay-iendly hotels such as La Sita on Nguyen Quang Bich Street and Aprit Hotel on Hang Trong Street. Conceived Hanoi 2012, the first pri para the untry was groundbreakg, as was the first time LGBTs general and homosexualy particular showed up wh pri public. The lols are very sensive wh touchg, even if you are openly gay, so make sure to ask before you touch for a few openly gay people, most gays Vietnam would prefer some gree of secrecy, so do not expose their sexualy whout askg them firstVietname love a good round of beer, so if you want to relax wh your Vietname gay iends, head for a lol gay barDon’t show too much affectn for your gay boyiend/girliend public if they are not okay wh .

"COMG OUT UNR FIRE": THE STORY OF GAY AND LBIAN SERVICEMEMBERS

Vietnam is the risg star South East Asia gay scene -jog the lik of Bangkok and Pattaya -, so there are a whole lot of thgs you n enjoy while stayg here. Gay Vietnam: the most betiful plac Vietnam for discerng gay travellersStori > Experienc > Gay Vietnam: the most betiful plac Vietnam for discerng gay travellersJt as a hly dripped sữa đá ffee offers that sweet ffee kick to the ontal rtex, a trip to Vietnam will evably knock you for six. BOOK WITH US Photo: Suyeon KimLGBT suatn Vietnam stands as the most progrsive untry gay Asia for LGBT rights, sharg s crown wh both Thailand and Taiwan.

Dpe Vietnam’s relative acceptance to homosexualy however, there are no anti-discrimatn laws place and same-sex marriage is still not permted (Taiwan wears the crown solo for gay Asia on this ont).

And while social nstrats hold cizens back, the mastream media the untry promot the normalisatn of gay culture and transgenr people are regnised by get to gay Vietnam travel directly to eher of the two biggt ci. If you’re lookg for gay Ho Chi Mh Cy, District 1 n serve you well, wh a variety of queer hangouts and gay-iendly lodggs around Bui Vien and Pham Ngu Lao.

TRAVEL DIARY: A VIETNAME MAN TALKS ABOUT GAY LIFE SAIGON

Make sure to ge yourself on much of the bt food Vietnam while gay Saigon, makg sure not to avoid the low-down street vendors where you mt slurp your noodl om ty red tabl jt several ch om the ground. Photo: Thai An Ho Chi Mh | Photo: Quang Nguyen vhYou needn’t travel far to fd gay Hanoi; simply move north om Hoàn Kiếm Lake towards the backpacker area where most mixed bars, clubs and street eats are found2.

When you need a break om gawkg at Hanoi’s dazzlg streets, hiaway any mm, hipster fé or hangout spot, samplg the surprisgly lic lol specialy of cà phê trứng (egg ffee) as you needn’t travel far to fd gay Hanoi; simply move north om Hoàn Kiếm Lake towards the backpacker area where most mixed bars, clubs and street eats are found. While the Hanoi gay scene is pretty discreet, you n meet like-md people on apps like Grdr or equent any of the exclively male gay massage spas that pop up around the centre. Although there are no official gay beach, many of the var beach clubs and bars around the island are nsistently gay iendly and the gay bars and clubs that do exist attract the bt people om across the island, lols and tourists as one!

As popular among gays as is honeymooners, Nha Trang stretch beyond s beach to both fort and mountas where famed waterfalls and hot sprgs lie bi ancient templ. Gay Nha Trang n seem a ltle sparse parison to the big ci above, but worthwhile attractns clu Fairy Sprg waterfall and Thao Ba hot sprgs, as well as the Buddhist s of Po Nagar Cham Towers and Statue of Buddha.

Those who n’t rist the ll of the wild meanwhile may be up for a spot of mpg Cuc Phong or – if you n’t go whout a hot shower – try one of the gay-iendly hotels on the edge of Van Long Nature Quang NguyenWant to simplify luxury travel planng?

Beg gay, bisexual or transgenr should not be nsired an illns and nnot be treated, the Vietnam ernment has announced “a huge paradigm shift” LGBTQ+ rights the Mistry of Health said medil profsnals should treat LGBTQ+ people wh rpect and ensure they are not discrimated an announcement sent to provcial and municipal health partments earlier this month, and posted on the ernment webse, the mistry said beg LGBTQ+ “is entirely not an illns” so “nnot be ‘cured’ nor need[s] to be ‘cured’ and nnot be nverted any way” said that medics should not “terfere nor force treatment” on LGBTQ+ patients. In November, the Leave wh Pri mpaign om the Instute for Studi of Society, Enomy, and Environment (iSEE) petned the World Health Organizatn Vietnam to affirm that beg gay is not a disease.

The 1994 documentary Comg Out Unr Fire giv voice to the experienc of thoands of gay and lbian servicemembers who joed the ary durg World War II, a story that is largely ignored by historians and mms across the untry.