Support group for religious Parents and LGBTQI+ individuals
byWe are pleased to announce our new face-to-face support group to help bring Parents and LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, queer/questioning and intersex) individuals,…
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Naz remembered: 3 Years in darkness
byMy darling Naz was remembered on 30th July 2017, 5:23pm, three years to the day that Naz joined the angels, with a peaceful sunflower…
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…
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.
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…
Naz & Matt Foundation: Interviewed by Gaydio for Birmingham Pride
byGaydio’s Emma (and Chris) met with Matthew Mahmood-Ogston (Naz & Matt Foundation), Khakan Qureshi (Finding a Voice) for the start of Birmingham’s 2016 Gay…
Fasting, Ramadan and Gay Pride – Marching to end religious homophobia [video]
byZoomIn.tv’s film crew followed Ahmer, a practicing gay Muslim as he experienced his first ever gay pride – during Ramadan, and as he was…
Homosexuality, Religion & Coming Out [video]
byFilmed during Matt’s LGBT History Month Talk in February 2016, this short film documents Matt’s two-hour dedication to his undying love for Naz, and their thirteen…
London Pride 2016: March with us & help stop religious & cultural homophobia
byMarch with us in this year’s London Pride and help us put an end to religious and cultural homophobia, and discrimination against LGBTQI people within…
Birmingham Pride 2016: March with us & help stop religious homophobia
byMarch with us in this year’s Birmingham Pride and help us put an end to religious homophobia. Help us raise visibility through the streets of…
Panel Event: Taking Creative Action Against Prejudice
byJoin myself (Matt), Peter Tatchell, Asifa Lahore, Khakan Qureshi, Sohail Ahmed and Aria Alagha for a panel discussion about creative activism against the prejudice…
As a gay British Muslim, this is what I think of the poll finding over half of UK Muslims want homosexuality banned
byAsad Dhunna writes for The Independent about Channel 4’s recent survey into British Muslims’ attitudes to living in Britain. In the survey an overwhelming 86 per…
Unbreakable Rope – An exploration of sexuality in Islam
byWe recently collaborated with talented photojournalist Lisa Bretherick to help her produce a new photo essay for Unbreakable Rope – an exhibition being launched in…
Quilliam Foundation’s LGBT+ Interfaith Conference
byIn conjunction with the StandUp Foundation, Quilliam Foundation organised a day long Interfaith Conference to bring together individuals from different parts of the LGBT+ and faith…