When Polly Shute was on the board for London Pride, she noticed that lots of the LGBTQ+ events in the city revolved around men and did not focus on the female and non-binary audience. After she left Pride in 2018, Polly decided to do something about it and put on her own event.
One thing led to another and eventually Polly found herself miles away from London in a tiny town hall in a small Pembrokeshire village. She and her business partner had ended up proposing a wellness festival for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people to be held in Wales, the first of its kind in the UK, and were now hosting a village consultation in Lawrenny.
Two people turned up to the consultation - one older woman who just wanted to know what on earth 'LGBTQ+' meant and another from the Women's Institute, Polly said. "I must admit, we probably were a bit apprehensive when she was clutching the WI magazine," said Polly, "but she was actually clutching the June edition of the WI magazine from 2021 which had a transgender woman on it." You can get more news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
