They are members of the LGBT community and are pursuing happiness.

Tran An Vi has been popular in the LGBT community in Ho Chi Minh City not only for her active role in social work but also for her deep passion for fashion and design.

The Ministry of Health has underlined that homosexuality is not a disorder, demanding rectification of medical centres and experts who say they can “cure” homosexuality.

Minh Khang and Minh Anh have become the first transgender couple in Vietnam to naturally have a baby. Their daughter, Thien An, was born two weeks ago at a hospital in Dong Thap Province.

Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, the conductor of Da Dang (Diversity) Choir, has persisted with bringing opera and chorus closer to audiences as well as making opportunities for non-professional art practitioners to perform as real artists.

Vietnamese films Thưa Mẹ Con Đi (Goodbye, Mother) directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh and Anh Trai Yêu Quái (My Annoying Brother) directed by Vu Ngoc Phuong will be presented at the Busan International Film Fest on October 3-12.

It is not often that a movie keeps you on the edge of your seat while reducing you repeatedly to tears.This is what “Thưa mẹ con đi” (Goodbye, mother) did to me.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mirror space is at a premium at a bar on the edge of the Old Quarter. But only on one particular night.

Eight years ago, a 24-year-old man from the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap, who identified as gay at the time, decided he wanted to change his gender.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many gay couples expressed their excitement and planned their weddings after they knew that Decree No. 110 eliminated the same-sex wedding from the ban list.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Sunday morning, October 27, hundreds of people took part in the "I Do" Festival in front of Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park to support marriage equality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, mother of a gay man who now lives and works in the Philippines, came to the realisation that she had been treating her only son unfairly for years, it was almost too late.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has made great progress in recent months towards eliminating stigma and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the United Nations has said.