Lady Phyll
Lady Phyll is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist, organizer, and public speaker whose work focuses on equity, representation, and community empowerment.
Career
Activist; Community Leader
Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage
African, Ghanaian
Additional Languages
English
Pronouns
She/Her
About
- Origin / Ethnicity / Heritage
- African, Ghanaian
- Pronouns
- She/Her
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Additional Languages
- English
Related Coverage from Original Sources
PinkNews · 2016-01-05 · Written
Black Pride founder turns down MBE over ongoing LGBT persecutionBlack lesbian activist Phyll Opoku-Gyimah has said she turned down an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
Coverage of Lady Phyll · Social Change
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Staged from Nova historical candidate CAND-161 (intake 2026-10-21). basis evidenced in text Filed 2026-10-21 (staged as ART-STAGE-095).
PinkNews · 2021-10-01 · Written
Lady Phyll explains why it’s vital schools teach Britain’s ugly colonial historyLady Phyll says schools need to not shy away from conversations about race, class, and sexuality.
Coverage of Lady Phyll · Social Change
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Staged from Nova historical candidate CAND-158 (intake 2026-10-21). basis evidenced in text Filed 2026-10-21 (staged as ART-STAGE-092).
PinkNews · 2021-06-17 · Written
Lady Phyll’s powerful story of the ‘Black lesbian warrior’ who changed her lifeIn an extract from Jack Guinness’ The Queer Bible, UK Black Pride co-founder Lady Phyll pays tribute to LGBT+ activist Moud Goba.
Coverage of Lady Phyll · Social Change
Curated by Carolyn Satchell
Staged from Nova historical candidate CAND-169 (intake 2026-10-21). Identity basis evidenced in the article text. Filed 2026-10-21 (staged as ART-STAGE-103).
DIVA · 2025-09-12 · Written
Look who’s on the cover of our upcoming issueOur October/November issue features interviews with Lioness Jess Carter, Nxdia, Golda Rosheuvel and many more
Coverage of Lady Phyll · Social Change
Curated by Carolyn Satchell
Staged from Nova historical candidate CAND-145 (intake 2026-10-21). basis evidenced in text Filed 2026-10-21 (staged as ART-STAGE-079).