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Vietnam says homosexuality ‘not a disease’ in win for gay rights

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    nukeman
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    The increasing acceptance of LGBTQ folks in East/Southeast Asia is very interesting and encouraging. I know there’s still a long way to go, but the last five years have seem to have brought a...

    The increasing acceptance of LGBTQ folks in East/Southeast Asia is very interesting and encouraging. I know there’s still a long way to go, but the last five years have seem to have brought a whirlwind of change.

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    1. JXM
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      There’s such a vibrant community of LGBTQ+ people in that part of the world, but they are forced to live either as outcasts, in secret, or risk arrest because of the incredibly strict laws against...

      There’s such a vibrant community of LGBTQ+ people in that part of the world, but they are forced to live either as outcasts, in secret, or risk arrest because of the incredibly strict laws against homosexuality in that part of the world (especially in Myanmar).

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