In this episode of ITV’s From The North, myself, the incredible Lucky Roy Singh and presenter Sarah Rogers discuss the challenges of homophobia faced by many LGBT+ individuals from South…
Our patron Bhavna Limbachia takes on Celebrity Catchphrase
What an amazing performance! It gives us great pleasure to announce that our fabulous patron Bhavna Limbachia supported Naz and Matt Foundation on yesterday’s Celebrity Catchphrase (Saturday 11th Jan). She battled…
Imaan Announces Muslim Pride Festival – Sunday Morning Live
Asifa Lahore, Britain’s first out Muslim Drag Queen, and myself Matt, appear on Sunday Morning Live to talk about the importance of queer Muslim visibility and the fabulous new announcement…
Proud Muslim Father Accepts his Gay Son
Sameer came out to his Muslim family four years ago. They fully accept him and the fact that he is gay. They understand and accept that he was born that…
BBC World News: Naz Remembered 5 Years On
On 30th July 2019, five years since Naz passed away, BBC World Service broadcast globally a short film about our journey and how religious homophobia played a part in losing…
LGBT+ People are ‘being made homeless due to religion’
New research has found that nearly half of young LGBT+ people who are left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds.
ITV News – LGBT Schools Row – The Human Impact
ITV’s Balvinder Sidhu interviews Matt about what tragically happened to Naz five years ago. And now, years later, the same homophobic attitudes that Naz experienced have spilled out on to…
Thank you Bhavna Limbachia
On behalf of Naz and Matt Foundation I’d like to say a huge, heartfelt thank you to the multi-award nominated actress Bhavna Limbachia for everything she has done for our…
Foundation’s response: Banning ‘gay cure’ therapies under the ‘LGBT action plan’
Naz and Matt Foundation was interviewed by BBC News 24 about the UK Government’s announcement to ban so called ‘gay cure therapy’ (also called ‘conversion therapy’).
A gay Muslim who took his own life has inspired a Coronation Street storyline
“A Coronation Street actress took inspiration for her role from the real-life story of a gay Muslim man committing suicide in 2014. Bhavna Limbachia plays Coronation Street’s first openly gay…
Actress Shelley King gives her support to Naz and Matt Foundation
The Coronation Street actress recently gave her support to Naz and Matt Foundation during a live broadcast of ITV’s This Morning (April 18th 2018). In the hit British soap Shelley plays…
Coronation Street’s Bhavna Limbachia: Lesbian storyline aims to educate people
Coronation Street star Bhavna Limbachia has said the Kana (Kate + Rana) storyline is not there to offend people but to educate and spark conversation. The actress is playing the…
Matt and Bhavna Limbachia on BBC Breakfast talking Corrie and religious homophobia
Coronation Street’s Bhavna Limbachia and Matt were invited in to talk about the hard-hitting Rana + Kate storyline currently in the soap, and its connection to the work being done…
Advice for parents struggling to accept their LGBTQI+ children – BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network invited me in to talk about our progress over the last four years since my darling Naz passed away. What have we been doing? How has our…
‘Marriages of Convenience’ in the LGBTQI Community – BBC Look North
Why do some individuals who identify as LGBTQI feel like they have no choice but to hide their sexuality and get married to ‘please’ their family? BBC Look North investigates ‘marriages…
Channel4 TV show Ackley Bridge consults with Naz and Matt Foundation
Producers of the hit TV show ask Naz and Matt Foundation to advise on their Muslim lesbian storyline.
BBC Asian Network shadows Foundation’s religious homophobia talk at Bradford secondary school
As 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 packed room of students at a…
Muslim Drag Queens – Channel4 Documentary [video]
On Monday 24th August 2015, Channel 4 broadcast a groundbreaking documentary that explored the lives of three Muslim drag queens in the UK. Naz and Matt Foundation is proud to…
That’s Solent TV Interview: Portsmouth Pride 2015 [video]
During the weekend of Portsmouth Pride, 20-21st June 2015, That’s Solent TV (the local TV station for Portsmouth), invited me in to their studio to talk live on air about…
Journey To Find Acceptance covered by London Live
Vanessa from London Live interviewed Matt at the start of the Journey To Find Acceptance in Hampstead Cemetery. Saturday April 18th 2015 http://www.londonlive.co.uk/embed/news/2015-05-25/journey-to-find-acceptance-sponsored-walk
Fiancé tells how he nearly killed himself to join ‘soulmate’
“The fiancé of Harley Street doctor Nazim Mahmood from Birmingham – who killed himself after his mother told him to find a ‘cure’ for being gay – has said he…
Canadian Breakfast Television Interview: The struggle with homophobia [video]
Breakfast Television in Edmonton, Canada, host a video segment called DiverseCity during their morning show, which explores the lives and challenges of real people around the world. The story of…
BBC Interview: Naz’s Legacy – New Foundation Launches
The BBC contacted me (Matt) and asked me to talk to them about my beautiful Naz, and some of the emotional challenges that he faced with his family when they…