Swansea

Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe) is a city and county in South Wales. The local authority district includes the built-up area of Swansea as well as the scenic Gower Peninsula. It was formerly in Glamorgan, and is within the preserved county of South Glamorgan. It was once a centre of the copper industry. The Swansea and Mumbles Railway was the first in the world to carry fare-paying passengers.

LGBT history
Swansea at one time had a GLF group, and later a CHE group.

The TV producer Russell T Davies was born in Swansea in 1963.

Swansea Pride is held annually on the last Saturday in June.

Local LGBT organisations include:
 * the Swansea Bay LGBT Unity Project
 * the Swansea LGBT Forum
 * Tawe Butterflies (trans group).

The LGBT Excellence Centre lists a number of LGBT-related events from 1976 onwards.