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U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius and his husband have become the most prominent gay couple in Vietnam and have become unintentional role models.
Ambassador Ted Osius is one of the few openly gay legislators in Southeast Asia and has become a role model for many. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Osius and Clayton Bond landed with their toddler son shortly before the government abolished its ban on same-sex marriage. Now the couple, who recently adopted an infant girl, find themselves ambassadors of the LGBT rights movement spreading across the country. Osius says many people have reached out thanking him for being a positive role model but Osius shakes it off saying he is living his life in a way that supports the momentum the country is heading towards.
Osius, 53, and Bond frequently appear together at official government gatherings and media events. Osiusco-founded GLIFAA, a U.S. association for LGBT employees and families in foreign affairs agencies, in 1992. There are now six openly gay U.S. ambassadors, including Osius, Ambassador to Australia John Berry and Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford.
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