Martin Beanz Warde is a stand-up comedian, theatre maker, photographer, writer, poet, journalist, mental health and Traveller LGBT+ advocate. Martin has a BA in Sociology and Politics from the University of Galway and is currently finishing his MA in Journalism at the University of Limerick. He was a core founder of LGBT Pavee, (now LGBT TARA -Traveller and Roma alliance), Ireland’s only LGBT+ Traveller-led support group.