By Robdan Robert, Free District
Vietnam’s first-ever gay pride parade was held in Hanoi on August 5, 2012. (Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters)
Hanoi — Vietnam has legalized same-sex wedding ceremonies, giving couples the right to live together.
While the unions won’t be recognized as marriages, gay rights activists in the southeastern Asian country say the government is on the right track.
The decision comes after two fines were imposed last year to two same-sex couples who held weddings ceremonies in Vietnam.
The couples were charged with holding a ceremony “contrary to the habits and customs of Vietnam” and violating the Law on Marriage & Family of Vietnam, which outlaws same-sex marriage, said reports.
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