Vietnam scraps LGBT events after years of expanding rights

About-face comes despite two-thirds of country supporting same-sex marriage

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Drag queen Tony Tong performs at the UK consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 20. (Photo by Lien Hoang)

LIEN HOANG

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Advocates in Vietnam say LGBT rights are at a low point, with authorities pulling the plug on events, a sharp turn for a regime that, years ago, looked poised to legalize gay marriage.

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