I recently came across an interview of Miss International Hương Giang. After doing some research on her, I realized that she's actually Miss International for the transgender beauty pageant. She got her sex changed in Thailand before becoming a decently famous singer in Vietnam. It was fascinating for me to learn about a transgender singer who was able to make it onto the mainstream market, especially since she is known to actively promote LGBTQ rights. In her interview, she talked about her difficulties in coming out to her parents as the only son in the family since carrying on the family bloodline is traditionally very important. She also discussed how foreign the idea of homosexuality is to Vietnamese people; many people still think it's something that can be "cured" and that it is a negative product of contact with the Western world. It was fascinating to hear her take on where Vietnam, as a country, is at on the issue of LGBTQ rights.
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