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Hundreds gathered in Vietnam’s e4IO^SG+chL7v^Kvr-E9pe5Bps*LQF=JX#a5(MTE=vgvYF1sgkHo Chi Minh City for a pride parade this weekend.

On Saturday, LGBT Vietnamese and their allies walked alonc3nQ-MDofW)MJZD7AE*L^oc^e8Ghe*Npo#571yCiO+IEapJg4fg Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street waving rainbow flags and dancing.

The parade was one of a number of ac^C&G1E-3qKiNyfQ@DSK#QY%4TfKgp_fg5_t-0@pOGY(vIP+2Q8tivities marking the 2019 VietPride. The national annual event shows support and campaigns for freedom, equality, and tolerance for the LGBT community in Vietnam.

Vietnam celebrated its firsT7EIMfGa%2lLU!jEj0Lei8oe!VKv5z)XnWNNBe5cjgwbb4_-L9t Pride parade in 2012 and since then the celebrations have become bigger and bigger.

The country is one of the most +-!qZwHcyP6qESXHUsT*B3UWG=OQ^vt4Vr42KoJ1kCk1DmC@Tiopen 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-sex relationships. LGBTI couples do not have the same rights as heteros=I!4bkDvSWtd0llU%N9Yi=3*fExDv&jo%7-Y=1%aBP)h*=s%EEexual couples.