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Started by Tammy Hope, November 17, 2011, 03:51:01 AM

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Jen61

Quote from: annette on November 17, 2011, 04:34:40 AM
i think it goes without saying that urban is better than rural, but beyond that, there are things like

Access to care
Access to support in the community
Local tolerance level

and lastly but perhaps most importantly, status with the government.


Maybe, I shouldn't answer this question, coz I'm not a citizen of the US but for me the place to be for a TS is Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Why? because of all above.

Absolutely, no country beats the Neatherlands. No to mention that Dutch people are courteous, curious, and well educated. Drop dead gorgeous girls to seal the deal.

Jen61

PS Disclaimer: 85% of my genes are Dutch  :angel:
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Mahsa Tezani

Quote from: Jen61 on November 20, 2011, 06:33:41 PM
Absolutely, no country beats the Neatherlands. No to mention that Dutch people are courteous, curious, and well educated. Drop dead gorgeous girls to seal the deal.

Jen61

PS Disclaimer: 85% of my genes are Dutch  :angel:

Yeah, but those people are neutral in the war and don't side with AMERICA. U S A U S A
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MsDazzler

Quote from: tekla on November 17, 2011, 12:19:01 PM
SF Bay Area

Access to care - lots, including sliding-scale clinics that do informed consent and lots of professionals with lots of trans experiences including the most renowned FFS guy, someone who is highly thought of for MtF top surgery, and now Dr. Marci Bowers.

Access to support in the community - More than you can stand really.  Lots of groups, social, political, support.  The Translaw center, the original Trans Day of Remembrance, the first Trans March, an LGBT Center where the T is really a major part not an afterthought and one of the worlds centers for the open celebration of the diversity of the human sexual experience.

Local tolerance level - one of the more tolerant places on the planet in all history - with all the good and bad that comes with that.

Climate - perfect, a lot warmer than Portland, less rain too

Housing/Jobs - absurd.  We don't have Real Estate, we have surreal estate, and one of the most competitive job markets in the world.

Cost of Living - how high the moon?

I can vouch for this since I am a SF resident :)
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Mahsa Tezani

Quote from: MsDazzler on November 20, 2011, 11:21:26 PM
I can vouch for this since I am a SF resident :)

Awesome. We should meet at DIVAS nightclub. LOL
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Felix

Quote from: Queen Anne's Revenge on November 20, 2011, 04:55:46 PM
Antarctica has been known to be very tolerant, never much racism, homo/transphobia among penguins and stranded penguin researchers, but I can't say much for the employment prospects round those parts :P

Not to talk smack about fellow science-minded Southerners, but there's a year-round outpost of Alabamians in Antarctica, and I seriously doubt there are no transphobes in that group. http://antarctica.uab.edu/

I know you were being facetious. Just had to comment. ;D

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Mahsa Tezani

Quote from: Felix on November 21, 2011, 12:15:02 AM
Not to talk smack about fellow science-minded Southerners, but there's a year-round outpost of Alabamians in Antarctica, and I seriously doubt there are no transphobes in that group. http://antarctica.uab.edu/

I know you were being facetious. Just had to comment. ;D

Antarctica has polar bears getting ready to attack the US and other foreign nations around the world
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tekla

There are no land mammals (except for scientists and tourists) in Antarctica.
FIGHT APATHY!, or don't...
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Cindy

Just penguins giving the USA the bird. Sorry :laugh:

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xXRebeccaXx

Manhatten, new york.

Big place, no one really gives a ****, and also a great place for shopping!!!
Even in death, may I be triumphant.
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tekla

If you do the Magic-Map-Overlays, you know where you start with an outline of a map - say, of the USA.  Then put down overlays that have color-coded information on them, for say: highest levels of education, highest average personal income, and liberal/conservative you'll find that - the highest education and highest incomes are also the most liberal, and from all that, are well above average in the toleration department.  Yes, they tend to:
* Urban/suburban as opposed to rural (but not always, Asheville N.C. and Woodstock NY are pretty liberal, Oklahoma City/Topeka, not so much so)
* Coastal as opposed to inland (port cities are notoriously open kinds of places)
* Major State Liberal Arts College/University in area - Iowa City, Madison, Ann Arbor, Athens, Austin, Berkeley...

States/locals that have had long-term solidly democratic party rule are more likely to have Anti-trans discrimination laws on the books then Republican dominated states and areas.  (not trying to start a political argument, its' just true)

FIGHT APATHY!, or don't...
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MsDazzler

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on November 20, 2011, 11:31:06 PM
Awesome. We should meet at DIVAS nightclub. LOL

Lol, thanks for the reminder - that is another great thing about SF .... it has a transgender night club called Divas that welcomes all trans-women, cross dressers, and MEN who love them (->-bleeped-<- ->-bleeped-<-s?  ;) )
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Mahsa Tezani

Quote from: MsDazzler on November 21, 2011, 12:42:58 PM
Lol, thanks for the reminder - that is another great thing about SF .... it has a transgender night club called Divas that welcomes all trans-women, cross dressers, and MEN who love them (->-bleeped-<- ->-bleeped-<-s?  ;) )

Yeah. I don't actually go there. I was being sarcastic. :)
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Mahsa Tezani

Quote from: tekla on November 21, 2011, 07:48:04 AM
There are no land mammals (except for scientists and tourists) in Antarctica.

Santa lives down there.
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Tammy Hope

Quote from: xXRebeccaXx on November 21, 2011, 08:08:38 AM
Manhatten, new york.

Big place, no one really gives a ****, and also a great place for shopping!!!

On this - and on SF - I despair of ever earning enough income  to afford the cost of living in such places.
Disclaimer: due to serious injury, most of my posts are made via Dragon Dictation which sometimes butchers grammar and mis-hears my words. I'm also too lazy to closely proof-read which means some of my comments will seem strange.


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MsDazzler

Quote from: Mahsa the disco shark on November 21, 2011, 12:52:58 PM
Yeah. I don't actually go there. I was being sarcastic. :)

I used to go there all the time when I first moved to SF... now bleh, once a month or so. Guys are hardly worth picking up there, but I like to drop by and say hello to my sisters once in a while.
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Mahsa Tezani

Quote from: MsDazzler on November 23, 2011, 12:04:09 AM
I used to go there all the time when I first moved to SF... now bleh, once a month or so. Guys are hardly worth picking up there, but I like to drop by and say hello to my sisters once in a while.

I made out with a hot gay actin straight guy at Qbar last night...I was fondling him and ->-bleeped-<- in the booth. I am afraid to call him becauase I was like, "I don't want a boyfriend..."

God, I love the Castro.
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Jessica M

Jen not to be rude or anything, but I think she was joking. Look at all the other comments Mahsa made on the thread, particularly the Santa comment.

I know we all like to think of Americans as patriotic goons :eusa_whistle: but they can be nice too..........................sometimes  :P haha
Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia - Alaska Young in "Looking for Alaska" (John Green)

I will find a way, or make one!
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Jen61

Quote from: Queen Anne's Revenge on November 23, 2011, 10:24:00 AM
Jen not to be rude or anything, but I think she was joking. Look at all the other comments Mahsa made on the thread, particularly the Santa comment.

I know we all like to think of Americans as patriotic goons :eusa_whistle: but they can be nice too..........................sometimes  :P haha

She was supposed to ignore me, yet she quotes me and respond to all my post. You say she is joking, I am not so sure.
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MsDazzler

Quote from: Tammy Hope on November 21, 2011, 01:32:27 PM
On this - and on SF - I despair of ever earning enough income  to afford the cost of living in such places.

I lived in NYC and in SF presently - you can live in both cities! It is just a matter of being smart and strategizing - stretching every penny to a dollar!  :)
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Felix

Quote from: Jen61 on November 23, 2011, 06:46:52 PM
She was supposed to ignore me, yet she quotes me and respond to all my post. You say she is joking, I am not so sure.

Cmon Jen, she was obviously joking with the U S A U S A post. She's not some backwoods hick.
everybody's house is haunted
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