The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Antoilyn Nguyen (they/them) is Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major with minors in Art History and Urban Studies. As Co-Founder and Lead Organizer for Penn Reproductive Justice, they have fundraised and distributed over 20,000 period products and spoken at various city rallies including Philadelphia Abortion Week of Action 2022 and Period Action Day 2023. Working with Nationalities Service Center, Antoilyn supported immigrant families through pregnancy by accompanying them to prenatal care appointments and distributing resources such as car seats, cribs, and baby clothes. Antoilyn also organizes for Ginger Arts Center, a youth center in the heart of Chinatown that functions as “third space” — nurturing grassroots advocacy, multimedia art, and storytelling. Antoilyn hopes to attend medical school and become a board certified OBGYN to provide culturally informed and gender inclusive reproductive healthcare to queer youth, immigrants, and historically marginalized communities.