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anymore,” he said. “Prohibit seems to
be too strong and tough a word. Today,
the proper way is not to prohibit and in-
terfere administratively in homosexual
relationships. We should set up a regu-
latory framework to solve the matter.”
However, he also emphasised that
Vietnamese society currently seems un-
suitable for homosexual marriage. “The
details will be carefully considered by
the National Assembly in a humanitar-
ian way to make the homosexual peo-
ple have a happier life,” he said.
iSee’s survey showed that 92 per
cent of lesbians and 71 per cent of gay
men are optimistic about the chances
of legalising gay marriage. “I will marry
Huong right after the law passes,” said
31 year old Nguyen Hai Yen, project
manager of ICS Center - Organization
for Vietnamese LGBT Rights, who is liv-
ing with her lover Huong in Ho Chi
Minh City. She continued: “It is our right,
which guarantees that our relationship
is recognised and protected by law. This
will also help society form the right per-
ception of our kind of relationship.”
The photos are from Maika Elan’s work
“The Pink Choice” (or Love is Love)
about homosexuals’ love.
BOILING POINT