'All for love, love for all': Meet Luong The Huy, Vietnam's first openly-gay parliament candidate

 | Updated: May 21, 2021, 01:55 PM IST

An LGBTQ activist, believer and a legal whizz-kid, Vietnam's first openly gay candidate is hoping to change the country's thought process towards the minority communities

Luong The Huy, 32-years-old, is Vietnam's first openly gay candidate who is running for a seat in the country's parliament in the upcoming elections for Vietnam's National Assembly.

Luong The Huy, 32-years-old, is Vietnam's first openly gay candidate who is running for a seat in the country's parliament in the upcoming elections for Vietnam's National Assembly.

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The 32-year-old is standing to amplify the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who have been subjected to discrimination for years in the country.

The 32-year-old is standing to amplify the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who have been subjected to discrimination for years in the country.

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This is not the first time he has tried his hand at running for a seat in the parliament. Last elections, too, Huy had tried to get his name on the ballot box

This is not the first time he has tried his hand at running for a seat in the parliament. Last elections, too, Huy had tried to get his name on the ballot box. However, with more than 100 independent candidates, his chances were very slim. this year, he has been chosen to be one out of nine candidates.

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Currently serving as the Director of Vietnamese NGO iSEE, Huy is aiming to raise support for the minority communities in the country

Currently serving as the Director of Vietnamese NGO iSEE, Huy is aiming to raise support for the minority communities in the country and has been actively involved in fighting for equal rights for the LGBTQ community of Vietnam.

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