Phyll Opoku-Gyimah

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Opoku-Gyimah at the Global Gay Rights event at the Southbank Centre in London on 9 March 2014
Phyll Opoku-Gyimah at the Southbank Centre in March 2014
Born
Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah

November 1974 (age 49–50)
Islington, London, England
Alma materLea Valley Academy
OccupationPolitical activist
Organisations
Political party
Awards
  • Independent on Sunday Pink List, 2011 (64), 2012
  • Black LGBT Community Award
  • Big Society Award nomination (2012)
  • World Pride Power List (2012)
  • European Diversity Awards Campaigner of the Year in 2017

Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah (born November 1974),[1] also known as Lady Phyll,[2] is a British political activist known for her work for racial, gender and LGBT+ equality. She is Co-Founder and Chief Executive of UK Black Pride and former executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust.[3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "The IoS Pink List 2012". The Independent. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ Guobadia, Otamere (15 January 2021). "The UK's black gay icons are worthy of recognition". www.vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ Sanusi, Victoria (19 January 2021). "Black British activists share their hopes for the future". www.stylist.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ Motune, Vic (1 June 2019). "Lady Phyll Makes History". www.voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ Edmonds, Lizzie; Abbianca Makoni (1 October 2020). "Black History Month Next Gen Trailblazers: The full list of people making a difference". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2021.