In this photo taken on July 26, 2012, Dinh Thi Hong Loan, 30, left, kisses her girlfriend, Nguyen Thi Chi, 20, at their one-room apartment in an alley in Hanoi, Vietnam. The lesbian couple have dated for more than 2 years and planned to get married next month. The Communist government is now considering whether to allow same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights - positioning Vietnam to become the first country in Asia to do so. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen) HANOI, Vietnam — Dinh Thi Hong Loan grasps her girlfriend’s hand, and the two gaze into each other’s love-struck eyes. Smiling, they talk about their upcoming wedding — how they’ll exchange rings and toast the beginning of their lives together. The lesbians’ marriage ceremony in the Vietnamese capital won’t be officially recognized, but that could soon change. Vietnam’s Communist government is now considering whether to allow same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights — positioning the country to be the first in Asia to do so. “Our love for each other is real and nothing changes regardless of whether the law is passed or not,” said Loan, 31. “But when it is passed, we will definitely go get registered. I can’t wait!” (Source: Associated Press)

In this photo taken on July 26, 2012, Dinh Thi Hong Loan, 30, left, kisses her girlfriend, Nguyen Thi Chi, 20, at their one-room apartment in an alley in Hanoi, Vietnam. The lesbian couple have dated for more than 2 years and planned to get married next month. The Communist government is now considering whether to allow same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights - positioning Vietnam to become the first country in Asia to do so. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)

HANOI, Vietnam — Dinh Thi Hong Loan grasps her girlfriend’s hand, and the two gaze into each other’s love-struck eyes. Smiling, they talk about their upcoming wedding — how they’ll exchange rings and toast the beginning of their lives together. The lesbians’ marriage ceremony in the Vietnamese capital won’t be officially recognized, but that could soon change. Vietnam’s Communist government is now considering whether to allow same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights — positioning the country to be the first in Asia to do so. “Our love for each other is real and nothing changes regardless of whether the law is passed or not,” said Loan, 31. “But when it is passed, we will definitely go get registered. I can’t wait!”

(Source: Associated Press)

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