Tag Archives: gay

Van Tran says Prop 8 judge “openly gay”

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Bolsavik

In a paragraph written in Vietnamese but not present in his English-language press release, Assemblyman Van Tran accuses the judge in the Proposition 8 case – a Republican appointee - of being an openly gay man who made his ruling because … Continue reading →

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San Jose Tet parade

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Bolsavik

The LGBT contingent marched in the San Jose Tet Parade, and drew no controversies whatsoever. Most of the arguments going on in the right-wing listservs have to do with only one question: Was Councilmember Madison Nguyen there? If you thought … Continue reading →

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Viet gays & lesbians call for strong numbers in San Jose Tet Parade

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Bolsavik

San Jose 2007 Proclaiming a need to let the Vietnamese-American community know more about LGBT, the coalition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who had marched in the Westminster Tet Parade are planning to march in San Jose’s Tet … Continue reading →

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Tet parade: Gays marched, people applauded, all’s well

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

With the religious leaders’ boycott in the balance, the Vietnamese gay contingent marched in the Tet Parade and was just as well received and well applauded as everybody else, ending the controversy on an up note. It’s not clear to … Continue reading →

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Viet religious say: Don’t be gay on Tet

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Bolsavik

Escalating their opposition to gay and lesbian Vietnamese participating in the Tet Parade in Westminster, a group of Viet religious leaders and activists assert they will boycott the event, and several Catholic organizations have pulled out. At a press conference … Continue reading →

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Gays marching in Tet Parade run into opposition

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Bolsavik

That was then: San Jose 2007 Plans by the Gay Vietnamese Alliance and other Viet GLBT groups to march in the Westminster Tet parade have caused at least one Viet Christian activist to call for a boycott, and the Viet … Continue reading →

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