In this photo taken on July 26, 2012, Dinh Thi Hong Loan, 30, in white shirt, is hugged by her girlfriend Nguyen Thi Chi, 20, on a bridge at Thong Nhat park in Hanoi, Vietnam. The lesbian couple have dated for more than 2 years and planned to get married next month. The Communist government is now considering whether to allow same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights - positioning Vietnam to become the first country in Asia to do so. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)