Ian Pearson-Brown says it has been a harrowing five weeks. A lot of the positive work we've done is lost.
The Saudi Arabian-backed purchase of Newcastle United is considered to be the most controversial takeover in the league.
Pearson-Brown was not happy when it was approved by the league.
The positive side was that he was not for sale anymore.
The relief was that we are no longer on the cliff edge.
Pearson-Brown knew that the actions of United with Pride, the group he co-chairs, were going to be in the spotlight when the fans gathered outside St James' Park.
Why is the takeover controversial?
The club's new leadership is made up of Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and part-owner Amanda Staveley.
Many fans of the club welcomed the takeover, but were weary of the lack of ambition and investment during the 14 years of ownership by Mike.
The decision to approve the deal was condemned by critics of the Gulf kingdom's human rights record.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which now owns 80% of the club, is chaired by the state's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Laden. The Saudi state will not control the club according to legal assurances received by the premier league.
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of murdered journalist and critic of the Saudi government, said the takeover was heartbreaking. The crown prince denies approving the murder.
The Gulf kingdom's tolerance of same-sex relationships has attracted attention. Same-sex conduct is a possible reason for the death penalty being used.
It's difficult to see how attacking football fans helps the LGBT community.
On the day the takeover was completed, United with Pride welcomed the new owners and hoped that working with them could improve the conditions for the LGBTQ+ community in Saudi Arabia.
Some online supported the position, but others said it was at odds with the group's previous statements that there was no room for discrimination or homophobia in football.
Pearson-Brown says that they all knew there would be a lot of interest in their views.
The narrative has been hijacked by some people who think that football fans should do something about the human rights issues in Saudi Arabia because our owner is from that country and has taken a role in running it.
There are arguments for and against that, and we've taken a position that everyone in our group has been OK with. Some groups outside of the north-eastern part of the country went on the attack.
It's difficult to see how helping LGBT people in Saudi Arabia by attacking football fans who just want to go to a game and sit in an environment where they feel safe to be their authentic selves is worth anything.
Pearson-Brown says that some of the attacks are so extreme that they have been reported to the police.
It's difficult for us to want to keep going because we have Saudi Arabian owners.
We know that we're going to get a lot of abuse on social media.
We weren't able to enjoy the day that Josh Cavallo came out. It was a landmark day for anyone who has devoted time to improving the environment in sport for people to be their authentic self.
We had to go through the latest social media pile-on because there was so much traffic and abusive comments around the time of the Newcastle United announcement.
Mental health has become a really challenging situation for us as volunteers, and it's been quite a difficult time.
"I have had people who disagree with the position that we're in walk away, resign, downing tools, and such like, because of the sheer volume and weight of online abuse we receive."
If we sense we're being used as a puppet, we may protest.
Staveley hopes to move forward.
The new owners of the club said that they would continue to be involved in the anti-racism campaign.
Pearson-Brown says that United with Pride is committed to working with the club on their inclusion policies.
He says that they can't do anything about the conditions in Saudi Arabia. We will absolutely do it if we get the chance to do that further down the line with our relationship with the club.
If we get a sense that we're being used as a puppet by some regime, then we'll be releasing a different statement, and you may see us protesting outside of the stadium.
We're not going to burn all our bridges until that happens.
Our members are sympathetic with the people of Saudi Arabia. They want us to take a pragmatic approach.
If you want to improve the conditions for people in Saudi Arabia, you should talk to the UK government, which is engaged with them all the time.
We don't have any say in who owns the football club.
Ian Pearson-Brown was talking to Jack Murley. You can listen to new episodes on the radio.
