March 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 faith communities. Help us raise visibility through…
Birmingham Pride 2016: March with us & help stop religious homophobia
March 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 Birmingham and let the city know…
Panel Event: Taking Creative Action Against Prejudice
Join myself (Matt), Peter Tatchell, Asifa Lahore, Khakan Qureshi, Sohail Ahmed and Aria Alagha for a panel discussion about creative activism against the prejudice towards British Muslims who are presumed,…
As a gay British Muslim, this is what I think of the poll finding over half of UK Muslims want homosexuality banned
Asad 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 cent of the over 1,000 Muslims…
Unbreakable Rope – An exploration of sexuality in Islam
We recently collaborated with talented photojournalist Lisa Bretherick to help her produce a new photo essay for Unbreakable Rope – an exhibition being launched in London exploring sexuality, homosexuality and sexual…
Quilliam Foundation’s LGBT+ Interfaith Conference
In 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 communities. Held at the University of…
Oxford University Students Union: Panel discussion about LGBT+ mental health
Oxford University Students Union’s “Mind Your Head” campaign organised a panel event to talk about issues and stigma around mental health issues within the LGBT+ community. Naz & Matt Foundation…
Gaydio Radio interview about Naz & Matt Foundation’s schools outreach work
Chris Holliday from Gaydio (the UK’s largest LGBT radio station) caught up with Matt, from Naz and Matt Foundation, about some of the recent campaigning the charity has been doing….
LGBT History Month: My Darling Naz and Our Search For Sunrise
Please join me Monday 15th February evening for my talk for LGBT History Month (which runs throughout February). The event has been organised by our friends at the Camden LGBT Forum….
Naz & Matt Foundation Announces Free LGBT Legal Advice Service
Naz and Matt Foundation are pleased to introduce Ashton Ross Law – a law firm we are currently working in association with. Ashton Ross Law are a city-based law firm…
Matt voted 6th Most Influential LGBTI Person in Britain on the 2015 Rainbow List
It is with great honour that I have been voted the 6th most influential person on this year’s Independent on Sunday Rainbow List – an annual list compiled to celebrate today’s 101 most…
Partner of tragic West Hampstead doctor backs MP’s call to ban ‘gay cures’
The partner of a doctor who killed himself after being told to seek treatment for his homosexuality has welcomed a Parliamentary debate to ban “gay cures”. Mike Freer, Conservative MP…
Remembering Naz on our 14 year anniversary
Today is our anniversary. 14 years ago today, I met the man of my dreams. I met the man I would fall in love with. I met the man that would change…
‘Soulmate’ took his own life because family couldn’t accept he was gay
For most people finding the love of your life is something to be shared and celebrated with family and friends. But for some, the reality is much more painful. Tara O’Connor…
Foundation Supports Peter Tatchell’s Muslim Solidarity Campaign in East London
On a rainy street outside of Whitechapel Underground Station in East London, a small crowd of individuals gathered in support of Peter Tatchell’s Muslim Solidarity Campaign and make their voices heard….
Art to Find Acceptance: Renowned street artist to unveil new piece of artwork for Naz and Matt Foundation [event]
High profile, celebrity street artist Pegasus met Naz a few years ago when he asked permission for Naz’s clinic’s (Face Clinic London / Soho Skin) outside wall in Soho to…
Coping with grief by changing the world – Gay Star News
Approaching the first anniversary of Nazim’s death, Gareth Johnson from the Gay Star News met Matthew in the Soho neighbourhood of London – outside the cosmetic procedures clinic that Naz…
An Evening To Find Acceptance [event]
30th July 2015 marked the anniversary of Naz joining the angels, the day that Naz sadly passed away. The day is going to be very hard for me to get through,…
Matt accepts Attitude Pride Award on behalf of Naz and our Foundation
Back in May 2015 I was contacted by the UK’s leading publication for the gay community – Attitude Magazine – about their inaugural Attitude Pride Awards launching for the first…
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
Thank you – Our Journey To Find Acceptance Raises £12,000 to stop homophobia triggered by religion
Thank you so, so much to everyone who supported and participated in what was an incredible 150 miles walked from London to Birmingham. I was planning to walk 130 miles, but…
BBC Radio West Midlands Interview – 30th April 2015 [radio]
Matt was interviewed by BBC’s Radio WM (West Midlands) several times over the course of the Journey To Find Acceptance. This was longest of the interviews recorded by Radio WM…
The Association of British Muslims Announce Their Support For Naz and Matt Foundation
Shortly after the start of our ‘Journey to Find Acceptance‘ on 17th April 2015, The Association of British Muslims published an official statement announcing their support for Naz and Matt Foundation’s work…
The Journey To Find Acceptance – ITV News Interview [video]
ITV News have been incredibly supportive and covered our 150 mile journey from London to Birmingham. The ITV team invited me in to their studio to meet with presenter Bob Warman, who…
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…
The Journey To Find Acceptance [event]
8 days, 130 150 miles to find acceptance in our communities On 30th July, 2014, my fiancé and eternal soulmate Naz (Dr Nazim Mahmood) sadly passed away, two days after…
Naz and Matt Interview – Gaydio Radio [radio]
Matt is interviewed by Gaydio’s Emma and Chris on Wednesday 15th April 2015 about his fiancé Naz, and the charity (Naz and Matt Foundation) setup in memory of Naz to…
Walk of ‘acceptance’ to remember troubled Muslim doctor who killed himself
London Evening Standard’s Rachel Blundy reports “The fiancé of a troubled Muslim doctor who killed himself after his mother asked him to “cure” his homosexuality is embarking on a seven…
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…
Homophobia and Suicide
Our friend Vanessa-Jane Chapman writes about losing her friend Naz, and supporting our Foundation. “On 30 July 2014, my (real life) friend Matt lost his partner of 13 years, Naz, to suicide….