Sabah Choudrey is an English activist, speaker and writer who has spoken about their experiences as a queer and trans individual within the Muslim community. They co-founded Trans Pride Brighton and the Colours Youth Network and is a director at Middlesex Pride.
Choudrey grew up in a Pakistani Muslim family in England. In 2013, they co-founded Trans Pride Brighton, the first trans-specific pride parade in England. [1]
In 2015, Choudrey spoke at TEDxBrixton, giving a talk titled "Brown, trans, queer, Muslim and proud." [2] They are Vice-Chair for the Board of Trustees at the Inclusive Mosque Initiative, which creates inclusive places for marginalised Muslims. [3] They have spoken to the media about being a queer Muslin in Ramadan. [3] [4]
In 2016, Choudrey helped found Colours Youth Network, a youth group supporting LGBTQ+ young people of colour and youth workers. The group announced they would be closing in 2024 after 8 years of working with LGBTQ+ individuals of colour across the UK. [5]
In 2021, they were awarded Gay Times 's Honour for Future Fighter. [6] They were later named on the Diversity Power List 2024/25. [7]
In 2022, Choudrey wrote the book Supporting Trans People of Colour: How to Make Your Practice Inclusive, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [8] which "uses case studies, independent research and practical checklists to introduce professionals working with trans people to ways of creating safer spaces". [9] They were also commissioned by the Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES) to write the 28 page booklet Inclusivity – Supporting BAME Trans People in 2016. [10]
In 2023, they helped volunteer for the first in-person Middlesex Pride event. They later joined the Middlesex Pride team as a director. [11] [12] They also started QTIPOC, a support network for queer, trans and intersex people of colour in Brighton and Hove, as well as founding desiQ for queer desi people. [13] [14]
In addition to their activism, Choudrey is a psychotherapist and artist wellbeing practitioner. [7] They have spoken about their own career journey in psychotherapy and how therapy created space for them to accept themself. [15]