1. Kim Ngan (20) teases Isabelle (21) about the sort of underwear she likes in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, on 12 May 2012. Both are students and, when this photo was taken, had been in a relationship for four years.⁣ ⁣ 2. Doan Huu Dieu (25) and Nguyen Trong Hieu (49), who have been together for three years, wake up at home in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, on 27 July 2011.⁣ ⁣ 3. Phan Thi Thuy Vy (20, left) and Dang Thi Bich Bay (20), both students, relax at the end of the day watching television in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 22 June 2012.⁣ ⁣ In 2012, Vietnam's first pride parade took place in Hanoi. By 2015, a bill lifting the ban on same-sex marriage was in effect, but these unions are not legally recognized. In 2020, Human Rights Watch reported discrimination against Vietnam's LGBTQ+ youth caused by the common belief that same-sex attraction is a mental health condition.⁣ ⁣ Photographs from 'The Pink Choice' by Maika Elan (@maikaelan), awarded in the 2013 World Press Photo Contest, which documents the casual daily activities of LGBTQ+ couples in Vietnam. This project is included in the exhibition ‘Resilience - stories of women inspiring change,' currently on tour in Brazil, Turkey, Bangladesh, and North Macedonia.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ This exhibition, a collaboration between the World Press Photo Foundation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is curated from a selection of stories awarded in the World Press Photo contests from 2000 to 2021. These stories highlight the resilience and challenges of women, girls and communities around the world and showcase a myriad of women's points of views on global issues, celebrations, and traditions. Find out more through the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ #WPPhResilience