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Contestants who left ‘Bachelor: Vietnam’ ceremony for each other are a couple
The women reconnected after the show
(Screenshot via YouTube)
The two contestants on “The Bachelor: Vietnam” who left a rose ceremony to be together are now a couple.
In a clip that went viral, Minh Thu shocked the rose ceremony when she revealed to bachelor Nguyen Quoc Trung that she had fallen in love with fellow contestant Truc Nhu. Nhu and Thu left the ceremony together but Trung convinced Nhu to stay and compete. Nhu told BuzzFeed News she stayed on the show to explore her feelings for Trung.
Eventually, Nhu was eliminated. Nhu and Thu confirmed their relationship in a post-show interview last week.
Speaking with BuzzFeed News, Nhu says she continued to think about Thu after she had left the show. After Nhu was eliminated, she says Thu met her at her plane home.
Executive Producer Anh Tran also confirmed the news with Nextshark.
“They left the show and have been together since. We delivered on our promise that two people would find love,” Tran said.
Nhu and Thu had to navigate coming out to their families when the episode aired. Neither of them have ever been in a same-sex relationship until now.
“Right before the episode was going to air, I mentally prepared what I was going to say to my family,” Thu told BuzzFeed News. “When my family asked for an explanation, the response I prepared was, ‘What do you want for me? To have a husband and a child? Or to find my own happiness?'”
Nhu had a similar experience with her sister.
“My older sister was worried if I could ever find a husband and would be able to find happiness,” Nhu says. “I told her this was completely real and asked her, ‘Don’t you want me to be happy? If I’m happy in this relationship then you need to support me and not scold me. Going the traditional way and having a husband and child doesn’t necessarily mean that you will find happiness.'”
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Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C
Washington Blade’s unique archives chronicle highs, lows of our movement
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of LGBTQ Pride in Washington, D.C., the Washington Blade team combed our archives and put together a glossy magazine showcasing five decades of celebrations in the city. Below is a sampling of images from the magazine but be sure to find a print copy starting this week.
The magazine is being distributed now and is complimentary. You can find copies at LGBTQ bars and restaurants across the city. Or visit the Blade booth at the Pride festival on June 7 and 8 where we will distribute copies.
Thank you to our advertisers and sponsors, whose support has enabled us to distribute the magazine free of charge. And thanks to our dedicated team at the Blade, especially Photo Editor Michael Key, who spent many hours searching the archives for the best images, many of which are unique to the Blade and cannot be found elsewhere. And thanks to our dynamic production team of Meaghan Juba, who designed the magazine, and Phil Rockstroh who managed the process. Stephen Rutgers and Brian Pitts handled sales and marketing and staff writers Lou Chibbaro Jr., Christopher Kane, Michael K. Lavers, Joe Reberkenny along with freelancer and former Blade staffer Joey DiGuglielmo wrote the essays.
The magazine represents more than 50 years of hard work by countless reporters, editors, advertising sales reps, photographers, and other media professionals who have brought you the Washington Blade since 1969.
We hope you enjoy the magazine and keep it as a reminder of all the many ups and downs our local LGBTQ community has experienced over the past 50 years.
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The fourth annual Equality Prince William Pride was held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Va. on Saturday, May 17.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
The Washington Blade held its 18th annual Summer Kickoff Party in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Friday, May 16. Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer spoke along with State Sen. Russ Huxtable, CAMP Rehoboth Executive Director Kim Leisey, Blade Editor Kevin Naff, and Clear Space Theatre Managing Director Joe Gfaller. The event raises funds for the Steve Elkins Memorial Fellowship in Journalism, which was awarded to AU student Abigail Hatting.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
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