Insider says lesbian couple loves at first sight
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The lesbian couple who publicly married in Hanoi one week ago and whose wedding was widely posted on the internet fell in love first sight, said a friend who added they only knew each other for one month.
T.A.T, the couple’s friend and photographer at the wedding said the two girls, both 19 years old, are students at the Raffles International College in Hanoi where the two met just last month.
But Quang Minh, who assumed the role of a ‘groom’ on December 14, is also a part-time project director for a communication company in the capital.
According to T.A.T, theirs is a very romantic love story. Chemistry instantly sparked between a gentle, feminine Thuy Linh wearing long hair dropping over her shoulder and a strong-willed, short-haired Quang Minh.
T.A.T told Doi Song Phap Luat he was very surprised at their decision and that he had never heard of a same sex marriage in Vietnam before.
But the insider believes in the marriage, saying Quang Minh has many years working in the business environment and therefore is mature enough despite his young age.
However, he admitted Thuy Linh was quite naïve.
The couple has announced they will seek further education abroad after they finish their studies at Raffles.
According to a superintendent at Raffles, the two are studying at the university and that they did organize a wedding.
The superintendent said Raffles was an international school familiar with western lifestyles but many were shocked at their decision.
“This is a personal matter for them so the school will not interfere”.
According to Doi Song Phap Luat, theirs is not the first same sex marriage in Vietnam.
About 10 years ago, two men pronounced marriage in the southern Mekong Delta. They are currently separated.
However, Thuy Linh and Quang Minh’s marriage is the first to be distributed on the internet. After the clip was posted on YouTube Thursday, it attracted tens of thousands of hits.
In the 11-minute-long clip, the two exchanged vows in a cozy restaurant in the presence of their friends, mostly young people.
The ‘groom’’s mother was the only parent to attend the wedding.
D.L, a lesbian guest at the wedding, said that people attending the ceremony was supportive and sympathetic and wished them a lifelong happiness.
The ‘groom’’s mother was the only parent to attend the wedding.
D.L, a lesbian guest at the wedding, said that people attending the ceremony was supportive and sympathetic and wished them a lifelong happiness.
Lesbians suffer more prejudice
According to a Hanoi conference early this year, lesbians suffer much more prejudice than gays in Vietnam.
Homosexuals in the Southeast Asian country is said to suffer discrimination not only from their communities but also at home.
The Center for Studies and Applied Science in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents reported that most parents in Hanoi considered homosexuality an illness and a bad issue.
Currently, Vietnamese laws ban same sex marriages.
| What readers have to say: “We are not criminals. We were born that way. Do not think of us as those wanting to jump on the gay bandwagon. No one wants to follow a fashion that society scorns. Same sex marriages only shock those who have never known of the concept of same sex and oblivious of the feelings of such people”, says a member of a gay forum. Hoang Van: No one has the right to judge others on their quest for happiness. No one but us knows how to create happiness for ourselves. My only worry is that they are both very young. Will their happiness last long? “I respect them because they dare to express their true nature when the public is not very sympathetic at the moment. They have done what other gays dare not. I wish them a lifetime of happiness”, said My Duyen, from Ho Chi Minh City’s Phu Nhuan district. Van Dung, member of a Vietnamese gay forum, believes the two are truly in love because without true love, they could not have publicly married. Phuong: Some developed countries have legalized same sex marriages. Why are we Vietnamese so prejudiced? What have they done? They only want to live true to themselves. But there are some disagreements. According to Dam Thi Xuan Uyen, there is something abnormal about the wedding. Maybe they only want to get famous, she told Tuoi Tre. 24-year-old My Nhung who admits to being a lesbian also agrees, saying the wedding is meant to attract attention. Tran Quoc Cuong: Their marriage has denied the basic origins of humans, rejected the history of many generations. Gays can have temporary happiness but their future will be dark. |
