In Vietnam, an unlikely haven for gays - and a lucrative market | Rters

Contents:

• GAY VIETNAM: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??
• IN VIETNAM, AN UNLIKELY HAVEN FOR GAYS - AND A LUCRATIVE MARKET

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.

IN VIETNAM, AN UNLIKELY HAVEN FOR GAYS - AND A LUCRATIVE MARKET

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. 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.