Kaleidoscope Trust is a

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that campaigns for the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Its mission is to help create a world where LGBT+ people are free, safe and equal everywhere.About The Kaleidoscope Trust
Accessed 13 January 2023 The Rt Hon. the Lord Fowler is President of the Trust, and Simon Millson is the current Chair of the Trust Board.

History

Kaleidoscope Trust was founded in 2011, and launched with a reception held by then

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, John Bercow MP. Kaleidoscope Trust has received support from former Prime Minister

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, former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and former

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Ed Miliband.

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and

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were also supporters. Its current patrons are champion diver and TV personality Tom Daley; screenwriter, director and producer Dustin Lance Black; model and activist Munroe Bergdorf; fashion designer and stylist

Kyle De'Volle Kyle De’Volle is a British fashion designer, creative director, celebrity stylist, fashion consultant and style commentator. Born 29 November 1989 De'Volle grew up in Notting Hill Gate in West London and has worked for Rita Ora as her stylist ...

; and former professional swimmer and media personality

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Phyll Opoku-Gyimah Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah (born November 1974), also known as Lady Phyll, is a British political activist known for her work for racial, gender and LGBT+ equality. She is co-founder of UK Black Pride and executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust ...

joined Kaleidoscope Trust as Executive Director in August 2019. Opoku-Gyimah made history when she became the first black woman to head a leading LGBT+ organisation in the UK. A community builder and organiser, with strong ties to emergent LGBT+ movements around the world, Opoku-Gyimah is also the co-founder and executive director of

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, dedicated to promoting "unity and co-operation among all Black people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American descent, as well as their friends and families, who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender." Kaleidoscope Trust solicits public donations and receives funding from the UK, Canadian and Australian governments for its work in the Commonwealth.

Activities

The organisation works with existing groups campaigning for LGBT+ groups in other countries by using international lobbying in order to better enable groups to achieve their aims. It is based in the UK, which places it ideally for campaigning for LGBT rights across all the

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countries, where (as at 2023) 32 of 54 states criminalise homosexual activity. In March 2012, Kaleidoscope Trust was announced as the Official Charity Partner for World Pride 2012. In 2018, Kaleidoscope Trust was instrumental in persuading then British Prime Minister Theresa May to express "deep regret" for the colonial-era laws that criminalise LGBT+ people.

References

External links

Kaleidoscope Trust
- Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaleidoscope Trust LGBT organisations in London 2011 establishments in the United Kingdom Charities based in London