Momentum: Vietnamese-Americans in Orange County, CA vote to stand up for their LGBT family members

From the LA Times: 

After barring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from last year's Tet parade in Orange County, Vietnamese American community members voted 51-36 on Saturday to include them in the Lunar New Year event scheduled for Feb. 1. 

Supporters called the move historic, pushing opponents not to tarnish the community's image by locking out a vocal segment of its immigrant population. 

"When there's a vote to include or exclude, it makes me sad. But we have always been fighting for inclusion and equality -- and we knew that inclusion and equality will eventually triumph," said Hieu Nguyen, founder of Viet Rainbow of Orange County. The group formed after last year's battles with the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California, the organization leading the charge against visible LGBT participation.