"There just seemed to be very little by way of LGBT community at the time." Richard Summers (Rich), 34, had just graduated and while when he moved to Swansea for university he was met by a thriving LGBTQ+ scene made up of students, having left university, he realised there was a lot less on offer outside of his higher education bubble.
"When I was a student there was a lot of LGBT life going on but when I looked in the community there was none of that. There was none of that for the people who actually live in Swansea."
Gay bars had gradually disappeared from the city over the years, and the LGBTQ+ scene in Swansea felt almost non-existent according to Rich. So he decided to do something about this and, in 2018, he became the musical director of True Colours- a Swansea LGBTQ+ choir. You can read more stories about Swansea here.
