In this special Pride Edition of 1946: The Culture Shift Tour – United Kingdom, we're joined by global LGBTQ+ activist Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah.
As the co-founder of UK Black Pride, Executive Director of the DIVA Charitable Trust, and former Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Trust, Lady Phyll has spent decades fighting for racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, and human rights.
Together we explore the future of Pride, the importance of intersectionality, the fight against conversion practices, growing attacks on trans communities, the work happening across Africa and the Commonwealth, and why community-led movements matter now more than ever.
We also announce the next chapter of 1946:
The Global Culture Shift Tour.
This is a conversation about hope, leadership, solidarity, and building movements that last.
Guest
Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Co-Founder & CEO, UK Black Pride
Executive Director, DIVA Charitable Trust
Former Executive Director, Kaleidoscope Trust
Political activist, speaker and global LGBTQ+ advocate
In This Episode
• Lady Phyll's journey into activism
• Growing up Black and queer in Britain
• Civil Service and trade union organizing
• Why intersectionality changes movements
• Amplifying marginalized voices
• The current state of LGBTQ+ rights in the UK
• Conversion practices and religious harm
• Why trans rights are under increasing attack
• UK Black Pride's pause and future vision
• Building sustainable community organizations
• DIVA Charitable Trust and LGBTQ+ research
• LGBTQ+ rights across Africa and the Commonwealth
• Colonialism's lasting impact
• The future of global LGBTQ+ advocacy
• Launching the Global Culture Shift Tour
• Finding joy while doing justice work
LINKS & RESOURCES
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
https://www.1946themovie.com
Lady Phyll
https://www.ladyphyll.com
UK Black Pride
https://www.ukblackpride.org.uk
DIVA Magazine
https://divamag.co.uk
DIVA Charitable Trust
https://divacharity.org
Kaleidoscope Trust
https://kaleidoscopetrust.org.uk
Micro Rainbow
https://microrainbow.org
Lesbian Visibility Week
https://lesbianvisibilityweek.com
Forging a Sacred Weaponby Kathy Baldock
https://www.forgingasacredweapon.com
Human Dignity Trust
https://www.humandignitytrust.org
Center for Black Equity
https://centerforblackequity.org
The Curve Foundation
https://thecurvefoundation.org
Kantar
https://www.kantar.com
Bleecker Burger
https://bleecker.co.uk
Gilead Sciences
https://www.gilead.com
UAL – University of the Arts London
https://www.arts.ac.uk
People Mentioned
Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Josie Peres
Sharon “Rocky” Roggio
Kathy Baldock
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Linda Riley
Roxy Bourdillon
Sylvia Rivera
Marsha P. Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Trevor Noah
Organizations Mentioned
UK Black Pride
DIVA Magazine
DIVA Charitable Trust
Kaleidoscope Trust
Micro Rainbow
PCS Union (Public and Commercial Services Union)
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
National Front (NF)
British National Party (BNP)
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Center for Black Equity
Curve Foundation
Kantar
Human Dignity Trust
Gilead Sciences
Bleecker Burger
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https://www.1946themovie.com
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https://www.instagram.com/1946themovie
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https://www.youtube.com/@1946themovie
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https://open.spotify.com
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https://podcasts.apple.com
