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# Lady Phyll becomes a Patron of Albert Kennedy Trust
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/lady-phyll-becomes-a-patron-of-albert-kennedy-trust/
- Published: 2019-02-12T15:41:07.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-12T15:42:45.000Z
- Description: Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, has joined the LGBTQ+ youth homeless charity The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), as a patron.
- Author: Besi

![Phyll Opoku-Gyimah](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web-600-34.jpg)

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah

## Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, has joined the LGBTQ+ youth homeless charity The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), as a patron.

**LADY Phyll is co-founder** and executive director of UK Black Pride, works as Head of Equality and Learning for the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union is a regular columnist for DIVA magazine and a Kaleidoscope Trustee.

She has been awarded with a number of accolades for her contribution to diversity and inclusion, including the European Diversity Award’s Campaigner of the Year prize, a spot in the World Pride Power List’s top ten and being offered an MBE in 2016, which she chose to turn down.

**Lady Phyll, co-founder and executive director, UK Black Pride said:** *“I’ve been involved with AKT for some time now and have been a long-time friend and supporter of their work. As a parent myself, I have a real affinity to what they do to support young people, many who didn’t get the start they deserved.*

*“I was delighted to be invited to join the charity in a formal capacity as patron, and look forward to working with the team at AKT to help end and prevent LGBTQ+ youth homelessness and support young people from our community to thrive. It truly is an honour.”*

![Tim Sigsworth MBE](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web-200-1-1.jpg)

Tim Sigsworth MBE

**Tim Sigsworth MBE, CEO, Albert Kennedy Trust said:** *“Lady Phyll has actively supported AKT over the years, and understands all too well the wide ranging impact of homelessness and rejection on young LGBTQ+ people. We are all thrilled that she will be joining us as a patron and cannot wait to do even more work with her.”*

Phyll joins the likes of trans actor and campaigner **Jake Graf**, fashion designer **Henry Holland**, Paralympian and campaigner **Claire Harvey** and business inclusion trailblazer **Suki Sandhu OBE**, who are also patrons for the charity.

The Albert Kennedy Trust is the national LGBT+ youth homelessness charity providing safe homes, mentoring and support to young LGBT+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness following coming out to their parents, caregivers or communities.

1 in 4 young people in the UK facing homelessness identify as LGBT+ (AKT, 2015) in Brighton this figure rises to 1 in 3\. Of these, over 75% cite familial rejection, ejection or abuse as what has led to their situation.