ITV News – Homophobia Within Religious and Cultural Communities
byIn this episode of ITV’s From The North, myself, the incredible Lucky Roy Singh and presenter Sarah Rogers discuss the challenges of homophobia faced…
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Our patron Bhavna Limbachia takes on Celebrity Catchphrase
byWhat 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…
Imaan Announces Muslim Pride Festival – Sunday Morning Live
byAsifa Lahore, Britain’s first out Muslim Drag Queen, and myself Matt, appear on Sunday Morning Live to talk about the importance of queer Muslim…
BBC World News: Naz Remembered 5 Years On
byOn 30th July 2019, five years since Naz passed away, BBC World Service broadcast globally a short film about our journey and how religious…
LGBT+ People are ‘being made homeless due to religion’
byNew research has found that nearly half of young LGBT+ people who are left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds.
Thank you Bhavna Limbachia
byOn 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…
Foundation’s response: Banning ‘gay cure’ therapies under the ‘LGBT action plan’
byNaz 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
by“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…
Actress Shelley King gives her support to Naz and Matt Foundation
byThe Coronation Street actress recently gave her support to Naz and Matt Foundation during a live broadcast of ITV’s This Morning (April 18th 2018)….
Coronation Street’s Bhavna Limbachia: Lesbian storyline aims to educate people
byCoronation Street star Bhavna Limbachia has said the Kana (Kate + Rana) storyline is not there to offend people but to educate and spark…
Matt and Bhavna Limbachia on BBC Breakfast talking Corrie and religious homophobia
byCoronation Street’s Bhavna Limbachia and Matt were invited in to talk about the hard-hitting Rana + Kate storyline currently in the soap, and its…
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…
‘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’…
Channel4 TV show Ackley Bridge consults with Naz and Matt Foundation
byProducers 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
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…
Muslim Drag Queens – Channel4 Documentary [video]
byOn Monday 24th August 2015, Channel 4 broadcast a groundbreaking documentary that explored the lives of three Muslim drag queens in the UK. Naz…
That’s Solent TV Interview: Portsmouth Pride 2015 [video]
byDuring 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…
Journey To Find Acceptance covered by London Live
byVanessa 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 MattMatt…
Fiancé tells how he nearly killed himself to join ‘soulmate’
by“The fiancé of Harley Street doctor Nazim Mahmood from Birmingham – who killed himself after his mother told him to find a ‘cure’ for…
Canadian Breakfast Television Interview: The struggle with homophobia [video]
byBreakfast Television in Edmonton, Canada, host a video segment called DiverseCity during their morning show, which explores the lives and challenges of real people…
BBC Interview: Naz’s Legacy – New Foundation Launches
byThe BBC contacted me (Matt) and asked me to talk to them about my beautiful Naz, and some of the emotional challenges that he…