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Co-Founder, CEO @ukblackpride| Patron @kaleidoscope_t and @microrainbow| Co-Editor SistaAnthology| @LinkedIn Changemaker| Trade Unionist| Human Rights| Speaker

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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll)
2 years
šŸ–¤Feeling moved and emotional seeing myself in @BritishVogue Magazine again, who would have thought - my inner child, this little dark-skinned British born African girl who was bullied and told was ugly, well well well look at me now - I am all about Black Queer Joy and fighting
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I’m leaving X. I joined this platform in 2010, back when it was a space for real conversations, real connections, and real change. Over the years, I’ve used this space to amplify Black liberation, LGBTQ+ rights, and fight for justice—loudly and unapologetically. No platform is.
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RT @LGBTHM: From BC to AD, LGBT+ people have existed. Saturday is the start of LGBT+ History Month in the UK. #LGBTplusHM25. Founded by Sc….
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7 months
Yesterday, I had the honour of delivering the keynote at the FCDO’s LGBT+ Histories and Futures event. We reflected on the colonial legacies that still shape laws, policies, and lives—particularly across the 64 countries that continue to criminalise homosexuality, nearly half of
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7 months
RT @SaraSabriye: When fascism is mentioned I remember the words of George Jackson.——.ā€˜Understand the reality of our situation, understand t….
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RT @BBCWorld: The lawyer risking everything to defend LGBT rights
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Cameroonian Alice Nkom thinks accusations she is funding terrorism are a ploy to stop her advocacy.
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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll)
7 months
I was honoured to join the very first episode of the ROTA Podcast: Talking About Race, hosted by the remarkable Dr Kulvinder Nagre. This is a conversation we must keep having—Black History is more than a month, and we explored the ways Black histories are not just marginalised.
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RT @LGBTHM: February is fast approaching, meaning it's nearly time for the 20th UK LGBT+ History month. The 2025 theme is #ActivismAndSocia….
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RT @RightifyGhana: Rightify Ghana Congratulates Mahama, Opoku-Agyemang; Calls for Inclusive Government. Today, January 7, 2025, marks a his….
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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll)
8 months
First day back at work yesterday and I’m already reflecting. This year, we refuse to let uncertainty silence us. We choose action, we choose resistance, and we choose love—loudly and unapologetically. The world may try to break us, but it will never erase us. Let’s rise
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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll)
8 months
On Thursday, I joined my longtime friend – National Director Moud Goba, Ros, and Nina from @MicroRainbow Team – As their Patron they asked me to open their 25th safe house for LGBTQI+ refugees. I was honoured to be asked and to stand alongside a team doing such vital work. These
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RT @DIVAmagazine: In exciting news, @MsLadyPhyll has become Pro Chancellor for the @UniNorthants šŸŽ“ . ā€œThis isn’t just my achievement; it be….
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ā€œThis isn’t just my achievement; it belongs to everyone who has dared to dreamā€Ā 
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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll)
9 months
Nearly 50 and this happened today!!! I am beyond honoured and humbled and full of emotion as I stepped into the role of Pro Chancellor for Northampton University. This moment is filled with beautiful tears – pride, gratitude, and an unshakeable sense of purpose and all whilst
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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll)
10 months
Join me on this exciting journey from Cape Town as we amplify voices, build bridges, advocate for legislation, strong strategies and sustainable long-term funding and also push for a world where inclusion, freedoms and justice are not just ideals, but realities. Together, we’re
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RT @UNDPHIVHealth: Meet the #InternationalPrideAwards Committee!.In June, the world was invited to nominate their #LGBTIQ+ heroes. From the….
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10 months
RT @BBCWorld: Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says
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A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.
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RT @PanAfricaILGA: šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆšŸŒ Are you in Cape Town for the ILGA World Conference? Join us for the Pan Africa ILGA Caucus, a unique opportunity t….
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RT @UEL_News: We were delighted to host an all-star panel of academic leaders and changemakers for a wide-ranging discussion on redefining….
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