His boyfriend of 13 years committed suicide – now he’s fighting back
byI talk to Gay Star News about losing my darling Naz, the impact of honour based abuse on the LGBTQI+ community, and our Foundation’s…
Our mission is to never let religion, any religion, come in the way of the unconditional love between parents and their children
Advice for parents struggling to accept their LGBTQI+ children – BBC Asian Network
byBBC Asian Network invited me in to talk about our progress over the last four years since my darling Naz passed away. What have…
Muslim Pride
byMuslim PRIDE details the struggles faced every day by LGBTQI+ Muslims who are often at times unable to come out to their own parents and communities.
Salim’s Secret now available – An illustrated LGBTQI+ children’s book
byWe are incredibly pleased, and proud, to announce that we are the official UK publishers of the UK Edition of Salim’s Secret. This beautiful…
‘Marriages of Convenience’ in the LGBTQI Community – BBC Radio WM
byWhy do some individuals who identify as LGBTQI feel like they have no choice but to hide their sexuality and get married to ‘please’…
‘Marriages of Convenience’ in the LGBTQI Community – BBC Look North
byWhy do some individuals who identify as LGBTQI feel like they have no choice but to hide their sexuality and get married to ‘please’…
Voices: Transgender and Muslim
byI have known I was born into the wrong body for a long time and still have a long way to go until I become the person I am on the inside, externally.
Official music video for ‘Be The Man’, the story of Naz and Matt
byUpdate: Be the Man was shortlisted for the “Best Original Track of 2017” at the BBC Folk Awards. And the the album it the song…
Matt meets folk group The Young’uns, who wrote song about Naz and Matt [video]
byIn August 2017, Teesside folk group The Young’uns embarked on a journey to meet the people who inspired the songs on their forthcoming album,…
‘Pray the Gay Away’ [video]
byEarlier this year we backed a campaign to petition the government to criminalise ‘Gay Cure Therapy’. However before it reached its target of 100,000…
Foundation meets with UK Home Secretary and presents case for criminalising ‘Gay Cure Therapy’
byYesterday I had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the UK Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, at Karma Nirvana’s offices in the north of England….
Naz and Matt Foundation Announces new support group for religious Parents and LGBTQI+ individuals
byWe are pleased to announce our new face-to-face support service to help bring Parents and LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, queer/questioning and intersex) individuals,…
Matt recites Honourlogue of Naz and Matt at National Day of Memory in Leeds
byIn a packed hall in the middle of Leeds the silence was deafening. The ‘Day of Memory’ had arrived and its importance was being…
Multi-award winning folk band Young’uns release song documenting story of Naz & Matt
byNaz always wanted to go to Glastonbury, but we never quite made it there before my darling sadly passed away. Then along comes a…
Gay Collective Magazine Interviews Matt about future plans for the Foundation
byGay Collective, a new digital magazine for the gay community, interviewed Founder of Naz and Matt Foundation, Matthew Mahmood-Ogston about why the Foundation was…
Foundation delivers keynote IDAHOT speech at event for global consultancy
byMatt was invited to the deliver the opening keynote speech at Capgemini’s 2017 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) conference in Telford, UK….
Pride in London 2017: March with us to help stop religious and cultural homophobia
byUpdate: We have now reached capacity for our marching group. Thank you everyone that has signed up. We will shortly be sending out an…
Birmingham Pride 2017: March with us & help stop religious and cultural homophobia
byMarch with us on Saturday 27th May as we march through Birmingham to help end religious and cultural homophobia, and to support the campaign to…
House of Lords Speech
byNaz and Matt Foundation gives speech at the House of Lords about the dangers of religious and cultural homophobia, and ‘gay cure therapy/abuse’
Petition: Make offering Gay Conversion Therapy a criminal offence in the UK
byUpdate: The petition was closed early by the UK Government due to a snap general election. Continue reading our campaign here We are supporting…
Naz and Matt Foundation receives cultural acheivement award from global social change organisation JCI
byProudly on behalf of Naz and Matt Foundation, Matt today collected the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP)” award from Junior Chambers International (JCI), a…
The Fourth Choir to support Naz and Matt Foundation at their Christmas concert
by[Update: Thank you so, so much to everyone that attended the Fourth Choir Christmas Concert on 10th December and donated. The event raised a…
Matt gives talk about religious and cultural homophobia at De Montfort University, Leicester
byAs part of the “Sexuality, Gender Identity and Belief – The Leicester Approach” conference at De Montfort University, Matt gave a powerful talk and…
“You are not alone” – Bereaved partner talks about religion and homophobia in Bradford
by“There’s nothing wrong with you. You are who you are. There are many people out there willing to support you and you are not…
BBC Asian Network shadows Foundation’s religious homophobia talk at Bradford secondary school
byAs part of our Foundation’s tour of schools in Bradford, Matt was shadowed by BBC Asian Network’s Shabnam Mahmood as he talked to a…
Bradford: Campaigner shares story of partner’s suicide after telling deeply religious family he was gay
byStudents at Bradford College were visited by a campaigner raising awareness of religious homophobia. As part of our Foundation’s tour of schools in Bradford, Matt…
Interview with BCB Radio about our schools work in Bradford [audio]
byAs part of Naz and Matt Foundation’s tour of schools and colleges in Bradford to give talks about ‘homophobia, religion and bullying’, Matt was…
Naz & Matt Foundation to tackle Religious & Cultural Homophobia in Bradford schools
byNaz & Matt Foundation are coming to Bradford! As part of our schools strategy and after months of hard work by Project Light UK…
Naz and Matt Foundation meets the Department for Education
byNaz and Matt Foundation was recently invited to give a talk to the Department for Education (DfE) at their headquarters in Westminster. The title…
Naz & Matt Foundation announces new service for schools tackling religious & cultural homophobia
byAfter receiving positive and encouraging feedback from schools in Oldham and London where we successfully delivered talks to their students, our Foundation is now rolling…