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Vietnam holds first gay pride parade
Aug 5th, 2012
Dozens of cyclists decorated with balloons and rainbow flags streamed through the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Sunday for the first-ever gay pride parade in the communist state. (Source: AFP) -
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