Hanoi Pride returns to Vietnam for first time since COVID-19 pandemic
Thousands of people celebrated Pride in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi as full-scale celebrations returned for the first time since 2019.
Hanoi Pride Week took place from September 19 to 25 and saw members of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies take part in workshops, screenings and festivals.
The week culminated with a parade which saw thousands of attendees take to the streets of the city for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago.
People waved LGBTQ+ Pride flags alongside the country’s national one, while others danced and chanted positive slogans. To get this year’s celebrations started, ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland met with LGBTQ+ activists and advocates in Vietnam to discuss what they would like to see from the country in the future.
