Gays stage riotous parade in Vietnam
HANOI - Hundreds of homosexuals flocked to a hotel in
southern Vietnam's Ba Ria-Vung Tau to stage a gay
fashion parade that an official youth daily dubbed a
"monstrosity".
Gays from several neighbouring regions turned out for the special
fashion show and dance last week in Long Hai city, Thanh Nien
daily said Monday.
The evening was "highly frenzied" and the dances progressively
degenerated with the gays sporting "very revealing" outfits,
provoking wild cheers and cries among the audience, it said.
The "amateur models" -- most of whom had been "partially turned
into women" thanks to clinics in Thailand which charge up to
$10,000 for such operations -- took several hours to end their
show, it said.
"It was an abnormal phenomenon in the activities of the youth
and this is foreign to our country's cultural tradition," Thanh Nien
said, adding, "this monstrosity poses a headache for officials in
charge of culture and education."
Although homosexuality is not listed as a crime in Vietnam
where gays have grown in strength in recent years in major
cities, they are viewed as "sick" people ruining local morals.
Agence France Presse - Avril 01, 2002.
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