Huy is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) activist and a Director of iSEE Institute in Viet Nam. He began volunteering in LGBTI advocacy work in 2008. In 2011, he officially joined the LGBTI rights movement and worked on the community’s communications and capacity building work, dealing with the press, schools, and health centers.

Since 2013, Huy has focused on research, policy advocacy, and community building at the national, regional, and international levels. His efforts have fostered important policy dialogues with the government during campaigns to amend the Law on Marriage and Family to include same-sex union rights and pass a civil code that recognizes transgender individuals. He has also advised on Viet Nam’s participation in UN Human Rights Council mechanisms.

In 2014, Huy was named the most prominent LGBTI person of the year by ICS Center: Information Connecting and Sharing and Mot The Gioi newspaper. In 2016, Huy was on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” for Viet Nam. He holds a law degree from Ho Chi Minh City School of Law and a Master of Law and sexuality degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.