Dr Lady Phyll
@ladyphyll.bsky.social
Founder & CEO UK Black Pride
Human Rights Defender | Public Speaker
Trade Unionist | Campaigner | Author-Editor
Patron of Micro Rainbow & Kaleidoscope
Human Rights Defender | Public Speaker
Trade Unionist | Campaigner | Author-Editor
Patron of Micro Rainbow & Kaleidoscope
Today at Cannes Lions, with my MAC glam on under the sun and looking out over the sea, I moderated a conversation that felt both timely and urgent.
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today at Cannes Lions, with my MAC glam on under the sun and looking out over the sea, I moderated a conversation that felt both timely and urgent.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️When we gather, we do it with intention. To honour our joy. To confront injustice. To build something bold and unapologetic.
This June, I’m heading to Washington DC for the WorldPride Human Rights Conference.
This June, I’m heading to Washington DC for the WorldPride Human Rights Conference.
May 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️When we gather, we do it with intention. To honour our joy. To confront injustice. To build something bold and unapologetic.
This June, I’m heading to Washington DC for the WorldPride Human Rights Conference.
This June, I’m heading to Washington DC for the WorldPride Human Rights Conference.
The Supreme Court’s ruling is a brutal reminder of how fragile progress can be. I stand firmly with our trans siblings. In law or not, their truth is not up for debate. We see you. We love you. We fight with you. Always. ✊🏾❤️💯
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransWomenAreWomen #SolidarityNotSilence
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransWomenAreWomen #SolidarityNotSilence
April 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Supreme Court’s ruling is a brutal reminder of how fragile progress can be. I stand firmly with our trans siblings. In law or not, their truth is not up for debate. We see you. We love you. We fight with you. Always. ✊🏾❤️💯
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransWomenAreWomen #SolidarityNotSilence
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransWomenAreWomen #SolidarityNotSilence
As a Black African British-Born Lesbian Warrior Woman, being listened to without apology, without compromise, and without having to make ourselves smaller to fit in is what I want to raise on 24 April, where I’ll be speaking at Google, Kings Cross for Lesbian Visibility Week: Challenging the Bias.
April 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
As a Black African British-Born Lesbian Warrior Woman, being listened to without apology, without compromise, and without having to make ourselves smaller to fit in is what I want to raise on 24 April, where I’ll be speaking at Google, Kings Cross for Lesbian Visibility Week: Challenging the Bias.
#TDoV #TransDayOfVisibility #BlackTransLivesMatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights #WeSeeYou #WeCelebrateYou #WeFightWithYou
March 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I was too busy having fun yesterday and being spoilt that I didn’t have time to post!
Mother’s Day can be beautiful, but it can also be complicated.
Mother’s Day can be beautiful, but it can also be complicated.
March 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I was too busy having fun yesterday and being spoilt that I didn’t have time to post!
Mother’s Day can be beautiful, but it can also be complicated.
Mother’s Day can be beautiful, but it can also be complicated.
Eeeeeee! UK Black Pride is a finalist for Community Initiative of the Year at the Rainbow Honours 2025!
We didn’t build this for awards, we built it because we had to. For every laugh, dance, protest that said we belong. This nomination is yours too. We’re not done. We’re just getting started.
We didn’t build this for awards, we built it because we had to. For every laugh, dance, protest that said we belong. This nomination is yours too. We’re not done. We’re just getting started.
March 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Eeeeeee! UK Black Pride is a finalist for Community Initiative of the Year at the Rainbow Honours 2025!
We didn’t build this for awards, we built it because we had to. For every laugh, dance, protest that said we belong. This nomination is yours too. We’re not done. We’re just getting started.
We didn’t build this for awards, we built it because we had to. For every laugh, dance, protest that said we belong. This nomination is yours too. We’re not done. We’re just getting started.
What a moment! UK Black Pride winning Event of the Year at the Gaydio Pride Awards is a testament to our power, resilience & the spaces we’ve built. 20 years strong! Huge love to all who make it happen. See you on Aug 10th for a day of Black & Brown queer joy, community & love! #UKBP20
March 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What a moment! UK Black Pride winning Event of the Year at the Gaydio Pride Awards is a testament to our power, resilience & the spaces we’ve built. 20 years strong! Huge love to all who make it happen. See you on Aug 10th for a day of Black & Brown queer joy, community & love! #UKBP20
20 years of UK Black Pride. 20 years of carving out space to breathe, to be, to love. A legacy of community, resilience & fierce commitment. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏾
Now, we need you. UKBP is built by us, for us & our volunteers make it possible.
Apply by 10th March: www.ukblackpride.org.uk/volunteer
Now, we need you. UKBP is built by us, for us & our volunteers make it possible.
Apply by 10th March: www.ukblackpride.org.uk/volunteer
Volunteer — UK Black Pride
www.ukblackpride.org.uk
March 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
20 years of UK Black Pride. 20 years of carving out space to breathe, to be, to love. A legacy of community, resilience & fierce commitment. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏾
Now, we need you. UKBP is built by us, for us & our volunteers make it possible.
Apply by 10th March: www.ukblackpride.org.uk/volunteer
Now, we need you. UKBP is built by us, for us & our volunteers make it possible.
Apply by 10th March: www.ukblackpride.org.uk/volunteer
We’re bringing UK Black Pride to ELLA Festival 2025 in Mallorca, and we’re so excited! 🌍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
A safe space for queer women and non-binary people to connect, celebrate, and uplift each other. 💕 This is what community looks like. Thank you, ELLA Global Community, for creating something so special.
A safe space for queer women and non-binary people to connect, celebrate, and uplift each other. 💕 This is what community looks like. Thank you, ELLA Global Community, for creating something so special.
February 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’re bringing UK Black Pride to ELLA Festival 2025 in Mallorca, and we’re so excited! 🌍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
A safe space for queer women and non-binary people to connect, celebrate, and uplift each other. 💕 This is what community looks like. Thank you, ELLA Global Community, for creating something so special.
A safe space for queer women and non-binary people to connect, celebrate, and uplift each other. 💕 This is what community looks like. Thank you, ELLA Global Community, for creating something so special.
I will be speaking at The Athena Effect 2025 on 7th March, a powerful event celebrating International Women’s Day and driving real conversations on inclusivity and male allyship.
Looking forward to sharing space with incredible changemakers and pushing for progress that includes all of us.
Looking forward to sharing space with incredible changemakers and pushing for progress that includes all of us.
February 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I will be speaking at The Athena Effect 2025 on 7th March, a powerful event celebrating International Women’s Day and driving real conversations on inclusivity and male allyship.
Looking forward to sharing space with incredible changemakers and pushing for progress that includes all of us.
Looking forward to sharing space with incredible changemakers and pushing for progress that includes all of us.
Let me just show off for a moment and boast about my godson, Imari, who is now a published author at just 8 years old. Let that sink in. His brilliance, curiosity, and creativity know no bounds and his mother, my friend Novena Chanel (mummy) continues to support my godchildren as they excel ✨🩷
Imari's Superpower Switch: The Power of You!: DNA, Emotions & Healthy Living for Children & Teens
Imari's Superpower Switch: The Power of You!: DNA, Emotions & Healthy Living for Children & Teens eBook : Davies, Imari, Davies, Novena-Chanel: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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February 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Let me just show off for a moment and boast about my godson, Imari, who is now a published author at just 8 years old. Let that sink in. His brilliance, curiosity, and creativity know no bounds and his mother, my friend Novena Chanel (mummy) continues to support my godchildren as they excel ✨🩷
Truly honoured to be shortlisted for Campaigner of the Year at the #DIVAawards25.
This recognition belongs to all of us fighting for justice, equity, and liberation. Grateful to Diva Magazine for continuously uplifting our voices. ✊🏾💜
#LVW25
This recognition belongs to all of us fighting for justice, equity, and liberation. Grateful to Diva Magazine for continuously uplifting our voices. ✊🏾💜
#LVW25
February 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Truly honoured to be shortlisted for Campaigner of the Year at the #DIVAawards25.
This recognition belongs to all of us fighting for justice, equity, and liberation. Grateful to Diva Magazine for continuously uplifting our voices. ✊🏾💜
#LVW25
This recognition belongs to all of us fighting for justice, equity, and liberation. Grateful to Diva Magazine for continuously uplifting our voices. ✊🏾💜
#LVW25
Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️
🏳️🌈 𝗨𝗞 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲: Celebrating Intersectionality and Resistance✌🏿
Let's talk about a movement that's so much more than just a Pride event - UK Black Pride and the incredible Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah.
Who is @ladyphyll.bsky.social?
🔹 Co-founder of UK Black Pride
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Let's talk about a movement that's so much more than just a Pride event - UK Black Pride and the incredible Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah.
Who is @ladyphyll.bsky.social?
🔹 Co-founder of UK Black Pride
...
February 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️
Quick Photo Dump: Yay we in Cuba living our best life, feeling so connected to the people here, food is absolutely awesome and of course check out the pink ‘Old 57 American Chrysler’ convertible that picked us up from the airport. Today we are off to Revolution Square - never stop learning 🇨🇺
February 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quick Photo Dump: Yay we in Cuba living our best life, feeling so connected to the people here, food is absolutely awesome and of course check out the pink ‘Old 57 American Chrysler’ convertible that picked us up from the airport. Today we are off to Revolution Square - never stop learning 🇨🇺
20 years of UK Black Pride. 20 years of joy, resilience, and community. 🖤🏳️🌈
Mark your calendars: 10th August 2025 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this will be our biggest celebration yet. A space for us, by us. 🌍🏳️⚧️
I can’t wait to see you all there. #UKBlackPride
Mark your calendars: 10th August 2025 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this will be our biggest celebration yet. A space for us, by us. 🌍🏳️⚧️
I can’t wait to see you all there. #UKBlackPride
February 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
20 years of UK Black Pride. 20 years of joy, resilience, and community. 🖤🏳️🌈
Mark your calendars: 10th August 2025 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this will be our biggest celebration yet. A space for us, by us. 🌍🏳️⚧️
I can’t wait to see you all there. #UKBlackPride
Mark your calendars: 10th August 2025 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this will be our biggest celebration yet. A space for us, by us. 🌍🏳️⚧️
I can’t wait to see you all there. #UKBlackPride
Reposted by Dr Lady Phyll
The theme of #LGBTplusHM is Activism and Social Change! This month, we've asked Micro Rainbow's leadership team (@sebastianrocca.bsky.social) and patron @ladyphyll.bsky.social what inspires them, and drives their activism. Read on:
microrainbow.org/activism-and...
microrainbow.org/activism-and...
February 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The theme of #LGBTplusHM is Activism and Social Change! This month, we've asked Micro Rainbow's leadership team (@sebastianrocca.bsky.social) and patron @ladyphyll.bsky.social what inspires them, and drives their activism. Read on:
microrainbow.org/activism-and...
microrainbow.org/activism-and...