Colm was one of the founding members of YouthSpeak who campaigned for an equal age of consent, famously projecting a pink “16” on the UK parliament building.  He went on to become a Director and Trustee of Pride London, and was part of the bid teams to bring EuroPride and WorldPride to London.

He was part of founding team of Purple Radio the world’s first lesbian and gay radio station and its festival Purple in The Park before joining Grindr as one of their earliest hires.

Colm was appointed LGBTI Rights Expert to the European Commission’s DG Justice in 2016.