Vietnam holds first gay pride parade:
Hanoi – Dozens of cyclists decorated with balloons and rainbow flags streamed through the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Sunday for the first-ever gay pride parade in the communist state.
The event, organized by the city's small but growing Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, went ahead peacefully with no attempt by police to stop the colourful convoy of about 100 activists.
"It's time to eliminate discrimination against people of different sexuality. I am straight, but my cousin is a lesbian," said participant Kyle Tran, 19, wearing a red headband saying "I love LGBT".
Homosexuality remains largely taboo in communist Vietnam, ...
Keep on reading: Vietnam holds first gay pride parade
Hanoi – Dozens of cyclists decorated with balloons and rainbow flags streamed through the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Sunday for the first-ever gay pride parade in the communist state.
The event, organized by the city's small but growing Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, went ahead peacefully with no attempt by police to stop the colourful convoy of about 100 activists.
"It's time to eliminate discrimination against people of different sexuality. I am straight, but my cousin is a lesbian," said participant Kyle Tran, 19, wearing a red headband saying "I love LGBT".
Homosexuality remains largely taboo in communist Vietnam, ...
Keep on reading: Vietnam holds first gay pride parade
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