AWARENESS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE LGBT COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

Abstract

The LGBT community has been making great contributions to the development of society, but
this social group in Vietnam is currently facing certain obstacles in social communication and
social participation. In order to ensure social justice and enhance the active participation of
LGBT community in society, society in general and students in particular need to have positive
awareness, attitudes and behaviors in communication with them. Results of this study showed
that the majority of students have positive awareness, attitudes and behaviors in communication
with the LGBT community, but there is still a small part of students with negative awareness,
attitudes and behaviors in communication with this community. Universities and social
organizations need to strengthen the organization of communication activities on LGBT
community, build a culture of gender equality behavior in schools to enhance student attitudes to
communicate with the LGBT community.