I have a meeting at lunchtime with our CEO Martin Narey - eek. I'm a bit anxious to say the least. But I needn't have worried - what a nice bloke. I go into my nervous Magnus Pike-lookalike mode, all jabber and windmill arms, but he takes it well and promises to visit our service soon.
Tuesday: One of our regular lads comes bounding into the office. Noticing a poster on the wall for our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) workers forum, he suddenly asks "Can I go to this? I'm desperate to meet other people who are gay."
I explain that it is an adult group. "I'm fine about my sexuality but other people aren't," he says. "I'm getting bullied and I just want to be able to feel good about being me." We talk some more and I tell him about a local youth project for LGBT young people. He rings them up and arranges to meet a youth worker to talk. The excitement and relief on his face is palpable.
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