Same-sex wedding sparks support for gay marriage Last Updated: Friday, June 08, 2012 08:30:00 The wedding of a gay couple in the Mekong Delta has prompted the gay community and human rights activists to become more outspoken against anti-gay discrimination Nguyen Hoang Bao Quoc and Truong Van Hen have more or less gone [Read on …]
Eating with Saigon’s Transgender On Monday night, Hai and I headed off for dinner to a small neighborhood eatery alongside one of Saigon’s main “canals”. Now, to be clear, that would NOT be “canals” in the sense of Venice, Italy, fed by open seawater. But, much more like the “canals” of Bangkok, fed by the [Read on …]
Mekong Delta authorities prevent lesbian couple from marrying Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012 Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has prevented a female couple from marrying, arguing that same sex marriage is outlawed in Vietnam, online newspaper VnExpress reported. It has been more than one week since the incident, but residents [Read on …]