The following results describe how the social environment in Hanoi and Thai Nguyen affectshow MSM find their partners, the types of partners that MSM have, and risk behavior with those partners. How MSM find male partners Among participants, the methods for finding sexual partnersismore varied and open in Hanoi, compared to Thai Nguyen. It appeared that homosexuality in Hanoi while still stigmatized hasbecome more accepted in the general public than in the past, and an MSM community has formed.