Vietnam

Views on marriage equality differ across Asia, but most countries are getting on board.

Despite significant geographical and linguistic differences, Australia, Europe, and Asia share at least one strong bond – plenty of activists dedicated to equality for LGBTQ+ people.

People often say that they think we’re brothers, but we don’t look anything alike. Why is that?

The Vice President made it a point to meet with queer activists during her trips abroad.

They were arrested in their hotel room while visiting the country.

If this story sounds familiar, that’s because another Alabama Republican made headlines at the same place earlier this year when he said LGBTQ people had ruined good TV.

Al Baldasaro said Clinton committed “treason and the penalty for treason is the firing squad ― or maybe it’s the electric chair now.”

A new law will pave the way for gender reassignment surgery in the communist country and reduce discrimination.

Although same-sex marriages can now take place under a revised law which went into effect New Year’s Day, the government still does not recognize them or provide legal protections in cases of disputes.

As the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius is the seventh openly LGBT person named as an ambassador under the Obama administration.