Wales' first Queer Fringe Festival, which is based in Cardiff, has announced it will be offering grants for start up projects.
Posting on social media, the festival has offered 40 people £50 to "kickstart" their creative projects. Deciding the distribution of the grants will be a panel based of LGBT+ performers and well known figures. Panelists include; drag king, Justin Drag, Queer Emporium founder, Yan White, and comedian, Leila Navabi.
The Queer Fringe Festival is a non-profit from the team behind Cardiff's Queer Emporium. You can read more about that here. Having ran multiple successful events in the shop and in Cardiff's iconic Royal Arcade.