#VietPride2019 The 2019 LGBTQ Pride parade in Ho Chi Minh City (VietPride Saigon) began in six locations. People traveled together via bicycle, motorbike, and on foot. Students took buses from far-away colleges. One parade contingent marched by Notre Dame Cathedral Saigon, and a group of Catholics came out to greet them and bless them. Contingents from a handful of companies marched out from Aeon shopping mall, including a huge group wearing t-shirts for the popular gay dating app Blued. By 4pm, over 2,000 people converged on Nguyen Hue Walking Street, Saigon’s recently built public plaza by the waterfront. They unfurled a giant 30 meter by 20 meter rainbow flag, which has been present at every VietPride Saigon since it began in 2012. Hundreds of the marchers gathered and danced ...