VietNamNet Bridge – Recently, Vietnam National Drama Theater and the PEPFAR Program at the U.S. Mission to Vietnam have presented original musical “Questions vs. Exclamation,” commemorating IDAHO 2013 at Hanoi and HCM City.

A view of play “Questions vs. Exclamations”.

IDAHO is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, which is celebrated in May. Through this event, advocates across the globe take action and engage with the media, policymakers, the public and civil society about LGBT rights as human rights, according to Professor Wayre Wiebel, representing PEPFAR in HCMC.

Through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, the U.S. is helping to create a positive environment to facilitate access to public health and social services. This is a story about young people with whom you may feel familiar or unfamiliar, or whom you may have seen somewhere.

The message we want to convey through the production is what we say or do always has some impact on people around us, including those you really care about. IDAHO is a chance for us to look back at what we have done for people who are vulnerable, and some of them could be your family members, friends, or co-workers.

The original musical production “Questions vs. Exclamations,” is one of the activities to break down barriers and inform the general public about social and health risks faced by all facets of Vietnam’s vulnerable communities, especially men who have sex with men.

Sexual Orientation is a term used to describe patterns of emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction—and the sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions.

Source: SGT