The LGBT group of the RMT, a trade union specializing in transport industries, held a conference in Bristol over Friday and Saturday. Via Bristol’s LGBT Forum, I was asked to give a short presentation on trans issues. The conference was quite small, but it was very encouraging to see a trade union taking an interest in LGBT issues, and even better to know that they do care about the T.

Giving a talk to a group you don’t know is always a bit scary, but I was made very welcome and what I had to say seemed to go down well. I was struck by the number of people who said that they knew someone who was trans. Slowly but surely, it is becoming commonplace, rather than strange and frightening.

While I was there, the conference discussed which pride events it was going to support. I gently nudged them in the direction of Trans Pride in Brighton. Hopefully they’ll be there. Sarah, Fox & Co. need all of the support they can get.