October 10, 2010 5:41 PM BST
I fully expect to be the 1 in 10 of the 1 in 10 as usual - you get kinda used to it!
Part of my reasoning is just for the purpose of announcing by being there, "Hey, we are a minority amongst a minority, don't forget us!"
That is for the 'T' in LGBT, or 'Lettuce, Bacon and Tomato' as a friend likes to remember it
As I am also 'L', I can kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
I am also intending to go for being an Equality Rep for our centre (of about 70 people), as we don't have one currently, and a bit of networking won't hurt. I am the only 'T' where I work but there are others in different departments that I have never met, and at least one of whom will be going. There are also a number of 'Ls' and 'Gs' who I would be able to represent.
If it all turns out to be corporate claptrap, so be it, it's a freebie weekend in Bristol!