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.

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.

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

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.

For this reason, homosexual upl ually do not reveal themselv public, and sights such as a kissg homosexual uple are rare occurrenc. Bee of the dismissive attu of other muni Vietnam society, homosexual dividuals often gather certa plac to seek unrstandg om others.

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. The law has ma clear to ban any kd of homosexual persecutn, so even if you openly clare your sexualy, no one will imprison you for .