Public perceptions on LGBT issues in modern Vietnam

<p>This paper examines the history, culture, and policies in Vietnam as fundamentals for an analysis on one of the most emerging topics in the modern Vietnamese society: the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. I have collected data from opinions and comments on different means of social media as representation of public opinion toward LGBT, which seem to most expressed in three aspects: lack of knowledge, stereotype, and prejudice; the categorization and labeling as Third World; and advocacy for LGBT equality. With the quite strict tradition and high stress on family ties, the challenge for the members of this community to advocate for their rights is quite high. Even though it is not easy to transform people's minds and change moral values, recent changes on positive side in this discourse allow us to hope for the best.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teacher Education

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Ha, Yen Hoang

Contributors dc:contributor

• Joe Bishop, PhD, Chair
• Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, PhD
• Paul J. Ramsey, PhD

• sexual orientation
• social media
• Vietnam
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/625

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2004