A sitcom portraying the lives and loves of a group of young gays and lesbians has become an unlikely nationwide hit in conservative, communist-run Vietnam.
The first episode of "My Best Gay Friends" has now attracted over one million views on YouTube. The show's success has come as a surprise in Vietnam, where gay and lesbian people face routine discrimination in universities and workplaces and are frequently ridiculed in popular media.
"I've seen many movies and comedies about the homosexual community. The images of homosexuals are very negative and audiences then have an ugly idea of the community," said Dang Khoa, a 21-year-old gay student who wrote and created the series.
While never a criminal offence, as recently as 2002 homosexuality was described as a "social evil" by the rigidly-controlled state press. Full story...
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The first episode of "My Best Gay Friends" has now attracted over one million views on YouTube. The show's success has come as a surprise in Vietnam, where gay and lesbian people face routine discrimination in universities and workplaces and are frequently ridiculed in popular media.
"I've seen many movies and comedies about the homosexual community. The images of homosexuals are very negative and audiences then have an ugly idea of the community," said Dang Khoa, a 21-year-old gay student who wrote and created the series.
While never a criminal offence, as recently as 2002 homosexuality was described as a "social evil" by the rigidly-controlled state press. Full story...
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