While discrimination remains a barrier for the LGBT community around the world, four destinations in Vietnam have just been recognized as friendly to this community.

NA Deputy Nguyen Anh Tri, who is leading the law project on gender affirm, said that laws need to be based on reality, and in order to do so the legislative process should take into account the community’s needs, opinions and experiences.

A transgender couple in the southern province of Tay Ninh have just welcomed their first child.

Equality and non-discrimination is one of the basic principles of Vietnamese law as well as in international conventions to which Vietnam is a party.

The Vietnamese society in recent years has taken a more open view of transgender people.

An exhibition showcasing photos that capture the experiences of deaf LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender plus) people will be organized at the German cultural center Goethe-Institut in Hanoi from September 18 to 20.

The director and star of a controversial film about a hitman who is put through gender reassignment surgery by a relative of one of his victims defended the project as it had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is still a gap between the laws protecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) rights and public opinion towards LGBT folks in Viet Nam,

 Nineteen transgender people in Vietnam have launched a photo collected of their own portraits to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention and control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second annual ASEAN Pride music festival will be held in Hanoi in June by the US Embassy and CAMA Vietnam to raise awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues.

 While there is increasing acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community following many campaigns demanding equal rights, only half of LGBT people in the country come out to their families, a new survey has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first Vietnamese movie about bisexual love, Lac Gioi (Paradise in Heart) produced by Tincom Media, had its premier showing on Monday in HCM City with 800 people attending.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual festival VietPride 2014 which supports the gay, bisexual, and transgender community (LGBT) will kick off tonight, July 18, in HCM City.

Authorities in Hanoi are trying to deal with thousands of taxis operating in the city, whose licenses are from other provinces.

Over 3,000 people participated in the campaign to collect signs to support equal marriage in Vietnam, held by the organizations for the community of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders in Vietnam from September 26 through October 11.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has made significant progress in accepting and improving the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but it will take more time to secure the National Assembly's approval for same sex marriages,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Viet Pride 2013 programme will be held at the Ha Noi Goethe Institute with film screenings, discussions and talk shows on homosexuality from August 2-4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new photo exhibition offers a closer look into the daily lives and feelings of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Viet Nam who continue to suffer from discrimination.