In a packed hall in the middle of Leeds the silence was deafening. The ‘Day of Memory’ had arrived and its importance was being felt by the attendees in the…
Foundation delivers keynote IDAHOT speech at event for global consultancy
Matt was invited to the deliver the opening keynote speech at Capgemini’s 2017 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) conference in Telford, UK. Jointly hosted by the HMRC, the…
Pride in London 2017: March with us to help stop religious and cultural homophobia
Update: We have now reached capacity for our marching group. Thank you everyone that has signed up. We will shortly be sending out an email with details for meeting. Please…
Birmingham Pride 2017: March with us & help stop religious and cultural homophobia
March with us on Saturday 27th May as we march through Birmingham to help end religious and cultural homophobia, and to support the campaign to criminalise gay cure therapy. As we…
The Fourth Choir to support Naz and Matt Foundation at their Christmas concert
[Update: Thank you so, so much to everyone that attended the Fourth Choir Christmas Concert on 10th December and donated. The event raised a huge £935.66 for Naz and Matt…
Naz & Matt Foundation to tackle Religious & Cultural Homophobia in Bradford schools
Naz & Matt Foundation are coming to Bradford! As part of our schools strategy and after months of hard work by Project Light UK and Bradford College (thank you both!),…
London Pride 2016: March with us & help stop religious & cultural homophobia
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,…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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…
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…