{"id":33115,"date":"2020-03-18T06:29:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T06:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/?p=33115"},"modified":"2025-12-14T04:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:25:55","slug":"protecting-the-lgbtq-youth-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/protecting-the-lgbtq-youth-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting the LGBTQ+ Youth in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Following Human Rights Watch\u2019s (HRW) recent report \u201c\u2018My Teacher Said I Had a Disease\u2019: Barriers to the Right to Education for LGBT Youth in Vietnam\u201d, Humanium calls on the government of Vietnam to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ children and adults.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published on February 12, 2020, the document reports on the conditions which LGBTQ+ youth have to endure in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/vietnam\/\">Vietnam<\/a> within their environments. Beyond legal issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">LGBTQ+ youth face <\/a>discriminatory cultural and social standards. (Human Rights Watch, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_344120282-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The key issues described in this report include: untrained and ill-equipped teachers regarding LGBTQ+ issues, consequential heightened discrimination against LGBTQ+ children, spread of myths asserting that same-sex attraction makes a child \u2018sick.\u2019 In the face of such discrimination, HRW points out that the government has \u201cignored laws intended to prevent stigma, discrimination and bullying.\u201d (Hodal, 2020) Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">education<\/a> authorities teach the child that homosexuality is a disease which requires a cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on \u201cProtection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity,\u201d built on two past resolutions in 2011 and 2014. (Human Rights Watch, 2016) This marked an important step in LGBTQ+ rights; confirming the UN\u2019s global support for the community, while raising awareness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/discrimination\/\">discrimination<\/a>, and providing measures to address this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/violence\/\">violence<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33150\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_346855184-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Globally, we have seen more acceptance of the LGBTQ+ youth community, and efforts to protect members against discrimination with the help of the UN. Although the UNCRC does not directly include any articles concerning the LGBTQ+ youth, in 2016, Ana-Maria Bucataru urged UN member states to use the following articles of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/convention\/\">the Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a> to promote LGBTQ+ rights: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">education<\/a> (Article 28), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/fundamental-rights-2\/health\/\">health<\/a> (Article 24), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/identity\/\">identity<\/a> (Article 8), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/protection\/\">protection against discrimination<\/a> (Article 2), adequate standard of living and ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/life\/\">their right to life,<\/a> survival and development (Article 6).\u201d (Bucataru, 2016) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the UN and World Health Organization (WHO) standard, homosexuality is decriminalized, and not considered as a disease. It is thus recognized today that LGBTQ+ people have the same rights as those outside the community. Children are given those same rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More\nspecifically in Vietnam, these issues have also become pertinent. UNDP points\nto a particular turning point in 2012, with \u201cmedia exposure, prominent and\npositive events, and support from the public and government.\u201d (UNDP and USAID,\n2014) The first Viet Pride occurred in 2012, with support from the UN.\nRegarding media, from may 2012, to June 2013, over 40 radio programs with theme\nof gay and transgender issues have appeared in the Vietnamese news. Information\nConnecting and Sharing (ICS) organized talk shows on sexual diversity with 30\nuniversities, while creating clubs and creative youth groups in Ho Chi Minh\nCity and Ha Noi. (UNDP and USAID, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graeme Reid, LGBTQ+ rights director at Human Rights Watch has recognized this change towards acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community: \u201cLargely thanks to a vibrant civil society-led LGBTQ+ rights movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/nondiscrimination\/\">social awareness and acceptance<\/a> of sexual orientation and gender identity has increased greatly in recent years in Vietnam.\u201d (Hodal, 2020) It\u2019s true; in 2015, Vietnam voted to recognize transgender individuals, allowing those having gone through gender reassignment surgery to legally change their gender on official documents, but the bill needed to enforce the law has still not passed. (Hodal, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33140\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655575136-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, there have been backlashes. In 2012, the Minister of Justice Ha Hung spoke positively of homosexual people. In the same year, the Vice-Minister of Health showed support for legalization of marriage. In 2013, Vietnam acted on this, decriminalizing same-sex wedding ceremonies, allowing same-sex couples the right to live together. However, in June 2014, the National Assembly passed a revised \u201cLaw on Family and Marriage with no clause to prohibit or recognize same-sex marriage. In practice, this meant same-sex partners do not receive any legal recognition, hence held at a disadvantage in comparison to heterosexual partners. (UNDP and USAID, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been other efforts. In 2016, on the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam voted positively for a resolution \u201con protection against violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.\u201d (Human Rights Watch, 2020) In 2019, with the United Nations agencies, the education ministry worked on a sexuality education curriculum inclusive of LGBTQ+ issues, but the curriculum has unfortunately not yet been produced. (Human Rights Watch, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, their efforts have not been enough; the 2020 HRW report confirms this. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">The discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ children and adults <\/a>is not a recent phenomenon. This behavior reflects the government\u2019s past attitudes, and social and cultural standards concerning LGBTQ+ issues which have come through in past reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, the UN Development Programme collaborated with USAID to publish a report to describe the school conditions for LGBTQ+ youth in Vietnam. From their research, they drew up recommendations for civil society organizations, and the government in which they emphasized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/justice-of-children\/\">importance of legal recognition<\/a> of LGBTQ+ youth, and the cooperation with UN agencies. Interested in the networking of LGBTQ+ organizations, they emphasized on the importance of media (video, the Internet and social media) in order to spread wider acceptance of LGBTQ+ communities. (UNDP and USAID, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A year later, in 2015, Save the Children\ncreated a report, in which they discussed the conditions of LGBTQ+ youth:\n\u201cbeing LGBT is highly stigmatized in the Vietnamese culture.\u201d Consequently,\nSave the Children reported on LGBTQ+ youth leaving their communities and homes,\nout in the streets, where they face detrimental challenges to their development\nand growth. (Save the Children, 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33139\" width=\"411\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_655574677-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent report by HRW describes the discrimination which the LGBTQ+ youth suffer on a daily basis, both at school and in the home. It is based from a survey with fifty-nine LGBTQ youth, parents, teachers, and other school staff. The main issue is disinformation, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/childrens-rights\/\">children and youth <\/a>are taught that homosexuality is a disease, instead of a \u201cnatural variation of human experience.\u201d Beyond disinformation, Vietnam does not currently have institutions or centers in which LGBTQ+ youth can inform themselves on these issues. They are thus left in the dark. Within this context, they suffer verbal, and sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">physical abuse<\/a>, which takes a toll on their school experience and their mental health. (Human Rights Watch, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this report, HRW draws out the key issues relating to the condition of LGBTQ+ youth in Vietnam. First of all, there is misinformation about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/adolescents-sexuality\/\">sexual orientation and gender identity<\/a>, visible through the spread teachers\u2019 incorrect information, and the lack of information in official sources, or the abundance of false information such as the understanding of homosexuality as a mental health condition. As a result, children suffer verbal harassment, physical abuse<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">,<\/a> and succumb to a pressure to conform to heteronormative social norms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make matters worse, schools have had inadequate responses to these abuses; HRW makes clear in its report the benefit of an inclusive school environment. HRW also points to the responsibility of parents, and the need for the government to respect human rights legal standards, providing safely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">the right to an education<\/a>, while preventing bullying, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/fundamental-rights-2\/health\/\">the right to health services<\/a>. (Human Rights Watch, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, HRW calls on the National Assembly to review its laws concerning LGBTQ+ marriages and discrimination in education. Furthermore, HRW urges the Ministry of Education and Training to revise its guidelines, and provide training for discriminatory-free education, instructing the teachers on gender and sexuality, while including classes on LGBTQ-related issues. In addition, HRW calls on the Ministry of Health to recognize World Health Organization Standards of LGBTQ rights. Lastly, HRW recommends for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work with the Vietnamese government in order to invite a United Nations independent expert on protection against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/violence\/\">violence<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/discrimination\/\">discrimination<\/a>. (Human Rights Watch, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_1406693960-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this report, we notice that anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination occurs both on the legal side and the socio-cultural side. Beyond unjust laws, the Vietnamese culture also pushes back against acceptance of LGBTQ+. It is necessary, nonetheless, for the government to make the step toward protection of its LGBTQ+ members, by revising its laws and working within the UN and WHO standards. Raising awareness on this issue, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/presentation\/\">Humanium<\/a> we hope to encourage the Vietnamese government to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Written by Leah Benque<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bibliography\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qmul.ac.uk\/law\/humanrights\/media\/humanrights\/news\/hrlr\/2016\/Bucataru-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bucataru, Ana-Maria. (2016), \u201cUsing the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Project the Rights of Transgender Children and Adolescents: the Context of Education and Transition,\u201d QMHRR 3(1), 59-81.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qmul.ac.uk\/law\/humanrights\/media\/humanrights\/news\/hrlr\/2016\/Bucataru-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Hodal, Kate. (2020, February 13), \u201cVietnam accused of teaching young people that being gay is a \u2018disease\u2019,\u201d The Guardian.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/06\/30\/un-makes-history-sexual-orientation-gender-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Human Rights Watch. (2016, June 30), \u201cUN Makes History on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity,\u201d HRW.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2020\/02\/12\/my-teacher-said-i-had-disease\/barriers-right-education-lgbt-youth-vietnam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Human Rights Watch. (2020, February 12) \u201c \u2018My Teacher said I had a disease\u2019 Barriers to the Right to Education for Lgbtq+Youth in Vietnam,\u201d HRW.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/02\/12\/vietnam-lgbt-youth-unprotected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Human Rights Watch. (2020, February 12) \u201cVietnam: Lgbtq+Youth Unprotected &#8211; Myths about Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Undermine Rights,\u201d HRW<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resourcecentre.savethechildren.net\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/lgbt_young_people_in_vietnam_-_save_the_childrens_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Save the Children. (2015, July), \u201cBeing LGBT Young People in Vietnam: Life on the Streets and the Light through the Crack &#8211; A Summary of Research Findings,\u201d Save the Children<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">UNDP, USAID. (2014), \u201cBeing LGBT in Asia: Viet Nam Country Report,\u201d UNDP. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Human Rights Watch\u2019s (HRW) recent report \u201c\u2018My Teacher Said I Had a Disease\u2019: Barriers to the Right to Education for LGBT Youth in Vietnam\u201d, Humanium calls on the government of Vietnam to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ children and adults. 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