Đạo Mẫu, the worship of mother goddesses, has helped destabilise gender norms and stigma towards the queer community in Vietnam. The tradition is often regarded as a safe space for Vietnamese queer people people to express their authentic self, as the belief transcends social stigma against queer people.
Author Archives: Huynh Tan Gia Bao
Huynh Tan Gia Bao is a Master of Arts student at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, majoring in Cultural Studies. Originally from Vietnam, he finds writing about queerness, queer rights, and queer lives a way to raise a voice for the unheard people and to call for changes.