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The LGBT Movement in Vietnam

Rydström, Helle LU orcid ; Nguyen, Huong Thi and Hoang, An (2023) In Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia p.223-242
Abstract
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the ways in which the LGBT movement in Vietnam has taken form and fought for full recognition of all and equal rights regard-less of sexuality and gender. The Vietnamese LGBT movement is composed of informal activist groups and networks as well as formally registered nation-wide operating associations. The LGBT movement in Vietnam, we elucidate, has been galvanized by moral and financial support provided by international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), aid agencies, and embassies that include equal rights in their platforms. The movement has successfully managed to affect public opinion and legislation on sexu-ality and gender, but the path to... (More)
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the ways in which the LGBT movement in Vietnam has taken form and fought for full recognition of all and equal rights regard-less of sexuality and gender. The Vietnamese LGBT movement is composed of informal activist groups and networks as well as formally registered nation-wide operating associations. The LGBT movement in Vietnam, we elucidate, has been galvanized by moral and financial support provided by international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), aid agencies, and embassies that include equal rights in their platforms. The movement has successfully managed to affect public opinion and legislation on sexu-ality and gender, but the path to full recognition of LGBT people in Vietnam remains fraught with challenges. (Less)
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LGBT Rights, Civil Society, Activism, NGOs, Crisis, Social Resilience, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
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Routledge Handbook of Civil and Uncivil Society in Southeast Asia
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Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia
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Hansson, Eva and Weis, Meredith
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223 - 242
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Routledge
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9780367422011
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English
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  author       = {{Rydström, Helle and Nguyen, Huong Thi and Hoang, An}},
  booktitle    = {{Routledge Handbook of Civil and Uncivil Society in Southeast Asia}},
  editor       = {{Hansson, Eva and Weis, Meredith}},
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  keywords     = {{LGBT Rights; Civil Society; Activism; NGOs; Crisis; Social Resilience; Vietnam; Southeast Asia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  series       = {{Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia}},
  title        = {{The LGBT Movement in Vietnam}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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