Yan White is the Founder and Director of The Queer Empoirum, an LGBTQ+ Social Enterprise that is a collective of over 15 LGBTQ+ local businesses. Since opening as a pop-up, it now also operates as a cafe and events space and has become a permanent fixture for the Cardiff Community. Yan has also led the first Queer Fringe Festival in Cardiff earlier this year which placed events is over 20 venues around the city with artists and events including authors, comedy and drag amongst others.