HundreSi!hXatF8&K6b%*YbFf8h1mHO9gHUjQ)X0N190Lyi%6P*#Z^nLds gathered in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City for a pride parade this weekend.

On Saturday, LGBT Vietnamese and their allies waQaa0WhpJqG@FppyrePY@T2wpfD9xj(a+J4-w0(&&^fM84id+P$lked along Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street waving rainbow flags and dancing.

The parade was one of a number of activities marking the 2019 VietPride. The national an1Y9fM&*4b@*!0uv45HU+peX!xn5VS3S7OjpbSJZ&Pi7Wml0gM!nual event shows support and campaigns for freedom, equality, and tolerance for the LGBT community in Vietnam.

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The countrirhRk%ktlbdnyWhB@!l-QKi2qNnD!et0b77c#X&R$n%)5qLF2=y is one of the most open to the LGBTI community in Asia. It is also believed to be one of the few in the world that never criminalized homosexuality.

But, Vietnam still does not recognize same-su$5ENeV!Dd_BQwb-A0osHx+L%#QTPCeOkYw1kix452PD5S)6aUex relationships. LGBTI couples do not have the same rights as heterosexual couples.

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