As no doubt you're getting tired of reading that I'm off for a week pure Helen time in the near future. One of the things on my to do list is to meet up with others. I've got one evening all sorted but I would like at least one other, hopefully somewhere I've not been before.
So doing my research, Googling Trans friendly venues in... , I found a pub in a small'ish town not that far from where I'm staying that promotes itself as a safe haven for the LGBT community. Parking nearby and located in a pedestrianised area so no cars to dodge. The Facebook page shows a Drag queen DJ nights and there's articles in the local press about when it was taken over a year or so ago by the new Landlady and her goal to make the pub the LGBT place to be for the area.
My problem is, I'm going to be going there alone and it's possible that I'll be the only CD'er there. I really don't want to be sitting there all on my lonesome looking like I'm "out on the pull". If you're not familiar with the term it means looking for a date, or even that bit more! I planned not to go on a Friday/Saturday night as they tend to be the party, drink like a fish nights, aiming more for a quieter weekday night.
I suppose one option is to go there on a lunchtime as I know they do food. There's a new small shopping mall just over the road so I could combine a bit of rack browsing and the pub lunch and get a feel for the place.
So, has anyone else faced a similar dilemma. What would you do? Have I any other options?