Activists call for movement on transgender rights law in Hanoi More than 1,000 Vietnamese take part in Hanoi's Gay Pride parade. Activists are calling on the government to make a long-tabled transgender rights law a reality. In 2015, Vietnam changed its civil code to allow transgender people who have undergone surgery to be registered and recognised with their new gender. But a long-promised trans law that would cover a wide range of issues has stalled, and activists are pushing for more rights and services. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES