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Transgender woman receives public support at wedding
  • By Hoang Ngoc | dtinews.vn | August 05, 2017 10:49 AM
A wedding of a young man with his wife who is a transgender in the northern province of Thanh Hoa has received lots of support from the public.



The groom Dinh Nhiem and his bride, Thao My who is a transgender at their wedding on August 2.


A video clip of the couple's big wedding has been shared on the internet and received thousands of shares and likes. In the clip, the couple were surrounded by hundreds of local people who came to watch a strange event as well as offer good wishes to the bride and groom.


It is said that the groom is Dinh Nhiem, 35, and his wife, Thao My, is ten years older. Their wedding was held on August 2 in Bim Son Town.

A local people said that Thao My works at a clothes shop in Bim Son Market. She was gentle and kind-hearted and so lots of traders at the market came to support her, making her wedding one of the most crowded so far in the area.


Lots of people came to support the wedding.

Nguyen Xuan Thinh, a close friend of the couple, said that the two came to know each other during a holiday trip over a year ago and kept contact through Facebook.

"My realised that she was a girl since she was a small boy but she could only do transgender surgery two years ago," Thinh said. "Nhiem and My decided to announce their wedding plan six months ago but faced with strong opposition from their families. My's parents were afraid that their daughter would be cheated while Nhiem's family did not want him to marry a transgender who cannot have children.

The friend said that despite her love for Nhiem, My had advised him to find another woman to get married but Nhiem was determined to marry her. The couple finally won their families' consent and received good blessings from their relatives as well.


My and Nhiem said they were also very surprised and happy when receiving lots of support from the public through the internet.

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