Sunday, August 20, 2023

Trans Balltom Culture in Vietnam

 


In a small, stuffy nightclub with walls scrawled with graffiti and flaking plaster, a queer function took place unlike anything seen before in the city that residents still call by its former name, Saigon.


Defining exactly what the event was presented a challenge for the uninitiated. It was a flamboyant party night for the LGBTQ community; a catwalk for would-be models with fiery dance-off battles, as well as an emotional celebration of kinship between Vietnam’s queer people – all rolled into a single evening and one event.

Read more about the advnace of trans people here
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/18/vietnams-ballroom-culture-a-safe-space-to-celebrate-transgender-people

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