Today we had the privilege of meeting with Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity. As a long term member of the Ban Conversion…
Foundation contributes to government inquiry into honour based abuse
Survivors of ‘honour’ based abuse (HBA) were invited by our friends at Karma Nirvana to share oral evidence, in the form of lived experiences, with the Women and Equalities Committee…
New Bill Introduced to Prevent Child Forced Marriage
Yesterday we attended an event at the Houses of Parliament to support all of the incredible individuals who helped bring in yesterday’s change in law. As of 27th February 2023,…
The Urgent Need to Ban Conversion Therapy: An Open Letter to Government
Naz and Matt Foundation, House of Rainbow, Jeremy Marks from Post Courage, along with Ozanne Foundation signed a joint open letter to Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, Minister for Women…
‘Pray the Gay Away’ [video]
Earlier this year we backed a campaign to petition the government to criminalise ‘Gay Cure Therapy’. However before it reached its target of 100,000 signatures to trigger a parliamentary debate,…
Foundation meets with UK Home Secretary and presents case for criminalising ‘Gay Cure Therapy’
Yesterday 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. The Home Secretary was visiting Leeds…
House of Lords Speech
Naz and Matt Foundation gives speech at the House of Lords about the dangers of religious and cultural homophobia, and ‘gay cure therapy/abuse’
BBC Radio Ulster – 27th April 2015
After the Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells resigned, following a canvassing incident in Rathfriland where he told a lesbian couple he believed their relationship was wrong, the BBC interviewed…
Election hustings: Politicians are asked “What can each of you do more to stop homophobia within religious communities?”
On Tuesday evening I attended the election hustings at St James’ Church, organised by West Hampstead Life. With the help of Louise, a close friend of Naz and mine, the…