Some 600 revellers partied under a blazing sun as the discreet community slowly emerges into the limelight in a country where gay sex remains illegal.Ĭompared to just five years ago when the festival got off the ground, 'Myanmar LGBT people, especially young people, are now more courageous and more 'out',' said Hla Myat Tun, co-director of &Proud, which organises the celebration and other events across the country.