We’re proud to be supporting the new film ‘Sinnerman’, by first-time writer and filmmaker Josh Rose, who hopes the film will help others come out in the Jewish community. “Sinnerman”…
Guidance Notes for Individuals – Ban Conversion Therapy Consultation
The UK Government recently released its proposals for how it intends to ban conversion therapy in legislation, and now they are consulting on the details. In their current form, the…
We’re Proudly Sponsoring Nazir Afzal Essay Competition 2021
Calling individuals who have a passion for writing and a story to share! £500 prize available. Are you an activist, survivor, student, academic, health and social worker, member of the…
#BanConversionTherapy Campaign Launches
Conversion Therapy is still legal in the UK and we have an opportunity to change this. Mental health practitioners, LGBT+ and faith communities are united in calling for the Government…
Foundation’s new film to be screened on Film4
Our new film – My God, I’m Queer – is is to be screened on Channel4’s iconic Film4 TV channel
Survey: Coming out to Religious Parents
A survey of UK LGBTQ+ individuals born into religious or culturally conservative families lists anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts as direct consequences that affected respondents who came out and faced…
Foundation Proudly Sponsors Nazir Afzal Essay Competition 2020
Calling individuals who have a passion for writing and a story to share! £500 prize available. Are you an activist, survivor, student, academic, health and social worker, member of the…
ITV News – Homophobia Within Religious and Cultural Communities
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…
Foundation delivers monologue at major West Midlands Police Conference
In front of a crowded auditorium in Birmingham, beneath a huge 70ft photo of Naz and Matt, I walked slowly up the staircase on to the stage. As my heart…
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…
Can you be Queer and have Faith?
Navigating faith and queer identity can be tough, and often it can seem impossible to reconcile the two. On Tuesday Feb 26th, Naz and Matt Foundation teamed up with the…
Foundation Delivers Full Day of School Talks in York
Foundation delivers full day of ‘religion, homophobia and bullying’ school talks during LGBT History Month for Queen Ethelburga’s School in York.
To Chechnya, With Love – London’s protest against the LGBT purge in Chechnya
On Sunday 27th January 2019, a large group of protesters gathered in the pouring rain outside the Russian Embassy in London. They stood in solidarity with the LGBT+ community in…
Foundation delivers moving monologue at Home Office conference
Our friends at Karma Nirvana invited Matt to speak alongside the legendary Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, founder of the charity and Britain’s most prominent campaigner tackling forced marriage and “honour based…
Foundation delivers workshops for FFLAG’s 25 Year Anniversary
As part of FFLAG’s 25 year anniversary celebrations we were invited to be part of a day long event in Manchester organised by the much loved charity. Our Foundation facilitated…
Foundation delivers ‘Religious Homophobia’ lecture at Oxford University
On a dark October evening, Naz and Matt Foundation delivered a powerful lecture at Oxford University, Lady Margaret Hall, to a full room of students and senior members of staff…
Foundation delivers training workshop to LGBTQI helpline
Switchboard, one of the most widely known LGBT+ helplines recently approached Naz and Matt Foundation to provide a custom training workshop for their helpline volunteers. Delivered during Switchboard’s AGM, the…
Foundation joins Coronation Street for Manchester Pride
Coronation Street made headlines throughout this year for its groundbreaking lesbian Muslim storyline, inspired in part by our very own Naz and the experiences he sadly faced from his own…
HARM – Honour Abuse Research Matrix Network Launches
Thursday 5th July 2018 saw the launch of the much needed HARM – The Honour Abuse Research Matrix Network at the University of Central Lancashire. Headed by Dr. Roxanne Khan…
Religious homophobia is something that we all need to be more aware of
“There is help out there for people who are suffering from religious homophobia. Matthew Mahmood-Ogston is the founder and trustee of a charity called Naz and Matt Foundation, which aims…
July Support Meetup for Religious Parents & LGBTQI+ Individuals
This session will be a very important date as it will mark exactly 4 years to the day that my darling Naz sadly passed away on July 30th 2014. We…
Foundation delivers moving speech at Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra anniversary concert
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra is one of only three LGBTQ+ orchestras in the UK and is made up of musicians who identify as LGBTQ+ and heterosexual/straight allies. The orchestra provides…
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…
BBC Asian Network’s Qasa Alom interviews Matt about ‘coming out’ to religious parents
What should a young gay person do if they struggling to ‘coming out’ their family?
His boyfriend of 13 years committed suicide – now he’s fighting back
I talk to Gay Star News about losing my darling Naz, the impact of honour based abuse on the LGBTQI+ community, and our Foundation’s recent work with the incredible charity…
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…
Matt delivers keynote talk at University of Birmingham Medical School event
As part of LGBTHistoryMonth 2018 I am proud, and incredibly humbled to be invited by the University of Birmingham Medical School (where my darling Naz trained to be a doctor) to deliver…
Salim’s Secret now available – An illustrated LGBTQI+ children’s book
We are incredibly pleased, and proud, to announce that we are the official UK publishers of the UK Edition of Salim’s Secret. This beautiful children’s book that tells the story…