{"id":11724,"date":"2015-08-03T03:01:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T03:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=11724"},"modified":"2015-08-03T07:45:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T07:45:12","slug":"u-s-ambassador-to-vietnam-happens-to-be-a-gay-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2015\/08\/u-s-ambassador-to-vietnam-happens-to-be-a-gay-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam happens to be a gay dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/VietnamAmbassador8315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/VietnamAmbassador8315.jpg\" alt=\"VietnamAmbassador8315\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/VietnamAmbassador8315.jpg 960w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/VietnamAmbassador8315-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nU.S. Ambassador Ted Osius and his husband, Clayton Bond, are the most prominent gay couple in Vietnam.  The couple have adopted a boy, and recently adopted an infant girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of young people have reached out to me on Facebook, to say: \u2018We are happy to see somebody who is gay and is happy in his personal life but also has had professional success\u2019,\u201d Osius said in an interview. \u201cI don\u2019t think of it as advocating as much as supporting Vietnamese civil society in doing what it is already doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Communist government\u2019s revised marriage law, while not officially recognizing same-sex marriage, and its tolerance of pride events has made Vietnam a leader in gay rights in Southeast Asia, potentially opening up opportunities to attract the tourist \u201cpink dollar\u201d and business executives seeking a more tolerant environment.<\/p>\n<p>Osius, 53, and Bond frequently appear together at official government gatherings and media events. Osius &#8211; who is on his first posting as ambassador and has also worked in Indonesia and India &#8211; always introduces his husband and often talks about their children, who are 19 months and five months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a core interest of ours with regard to human rights,\u201d said Bond, 39. \u201cPeople see us as an openly gay couple with kids serving our country. I hope people find that inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-08-02\/meet-vietnam-s-gay-power-couple-u-s-ambassador-and-his-husband\" target=\"_blank\">BloombergBusiness<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com\/landing?splash=1\" target=\"_blank\">The New Civil Rights Movement<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=11724\" data-num-posts=\"10\" data-width=\"500\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius and his husband, Clayton Bond, are the most prominent gay couple in Vietnam. 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