Colour of money: Patrons playing lotto conducted by the ‘Sai Gon Tan Thoi’ troupe in Binh Duong province while another performer (below) gets ready for her act in Ho Chi Minh City. — AFP
EACH night that Nha Vy steps on stage in her traditional Vietnamese ao dai, or sometimes a mini dress and heels, memories grow fainter of the taunts she endured as a transgender woman in her rural village.
Nha Vy is one of hundreds of LGBT performers in Vietnam who have found confidence, and a way to earn a living, through lotto shows, a form of entertainment dating back to the French colonial era and now wildly popular in the south.
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