Do you like where you live?

[enigmaticrorschach]

its expensive where I live and I'm literally 15-30 minutes away from NYC .-. gotta love NJT sometimes lol

[saharo]

Yes i do! Cuz the netherlands funds all the SRS and HRT and also the name change (and also the drugs here.....)

[Mariah]

Hi Saharo, welcome to Susans. I look forward to seeing you around the site. Good luck and hugs
Mariah

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[saharo]

Thanks a lot !!!! Hugssssss

[AshBear]

I dislike where I live, It's a small city in the middle of Arkansas so there's not much tolerance for "difference". 

[Marly]

Kennewick is alright. It's not perfect, but on the most part no snow and the people pretty much mind their own business so it makes transitioning much easier than other places. Hugs
Mariah

I know Kennewick     I lived in Spokane recently.
Now in Lubbock Texas and I do like it here. As conservative as the area is, this town has a good LGBT community.

[katiej]

I can't really imagine a much better place to transition than here in Seattle.

We just had a big trans meeting with lawmakers in Olympia this week, and we really seem to have their attention.  Washington is already one of the easiest states to transition, but it looks like it's just going to keep getting better.  The insurance commissioner's office is really on our side, which makes it much easier to work with the insurance companies.  It's already considered discriminatory to deny coverage for SRS, and we may even start getting covered for things that used to be considered cosmetic -- laser, electro, BA, etc. 

[King Malachite]

I live in Upstate, South Carolina, and I HATE it here.  The LBGT resources here are scarce.  Ideally, I would rather live outside of the U.S., but if I'm sticking to the states, then my first picks would be California, New York, Washington, D.C., or Atlanta.  However, with my qualifications and life experiences, I wouldn't be able to survive there for long without any assistance.  Heck, if/when my mother kicks me out, I might not be able to survive here.  If I had to pick a "more obtainable" place for what I need, I'd probably pick Ashville, NC as Ashville seems more trans-friendly and from the looks of it, the public transportation is slightly better there than here.

[Cindy]

Well I have to vote for Adelaide, South Australia. Beautiful city, great entertainment, fantastic restaurants, friendly very accepting people. And of course, home to bizarre and unexplained murders

[iKate]

I can't really imagine a much better place to transition than here in Seattle.

We just had a big trans meeting with lawmakers in Olympia this week, and we really seem to have their attention.  Washington is already one of the easiest states to transition, but it looks like it's just going to keep getting better.  The insurance commissioner's office is really on our side, which makes it much easier to work with the insurance companies.  It's already considered discriminatory to deny coverage for SRS, and we may even start getting covered for things that used to be considered cosmetic -- laser, electro, BA, etc. 

What's cost of living like? That's pretty interesting. There's employment up there for me too.

[Jenny07]

I suppose so as it's mine and I don't have to share or explain myself.
It's quite new and in a good location, within 5k of the CBD close to large parks and the beach.
Sydney? I don't love it, never have but it's not the worst. Could be like Adelaide.
Can't stand how expensive it is as the banks suck our future dry to make a monster profit at the countries expense.

Personally I like the country where I grew up as it's nice and quiet.
A medium size country town. No rush little traffic, clear sky's and wide open spaces.
I loved the night sky full of stars and the milky way. I loved the cold nights.
Milk fresh from the dairy full of cream and not that watery stuff we have now.

One day I would like to move out of Sydney to a much quieter place.

[katiej]

What's cost of living like? That's pretty interesting. There's employment up there for me too.

Cost of living is pretty reasonable...pretty comparable to what I was paying in Northern California overall.  Gas and food are average, rent/property costs are high, but utility costs are negligible.  And no state income tax.  And like any major city, it depends on where you live.  I'm in a suburb 30 miles from downtown where costs are a bit lower and the schools are fantastic!

Seattle's job market is like any major city.  There's a lot going on here in just about every field.

Seattle has a reputation, but honestly it hasn't been nearly as rainy or dreary as I expected.  And the summer here is about as perfect as you can get.

Definitely let me know if you're ever in the area! 

[minxiejinxielynxie]

I "live" in the city of Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland. I say "live" as I'm staying in student accommodation for university, so I travel a lot between here on weekdays and my actual home back in the countryside down in Antrim.

I've met so many new people up here and I love how everything is pretty much in walking distance for me. It's so easy to just go and hang out with friends or go out for a night since everything is so close by. I really want to stay up here but unfortunately my accommodation runs out before the end of May; so I'll have to go back to the countryside, where nobody else who I know lives and where everywhere I could go needs a 20 minute or longer drive (and even then I rarely get a chance to use the car since I share with my sister, who needs it for work).

I'm still going to try and travel up here once or twice a week, so I can still see my friends and be in the city, but it's going to cost me £16 a day for 2 bus trips, each trip around 1 hour 40 mins long.

Despite my actual home's location, I do really love the surroundings. Very quiet apart from the occasional airplanes overhead, and very wide, open spaces with very clear night skies ^-^

So both places have their advantages I guess :D

[HexenPixi]

"NOo.." *covers mouth before raging and ranting*
I LOATHE Los Angeles. I live here with my partner, and we plan on running away to the lovely Bay Area by 2016 (so it isn't a California thing).
I guess if you are all about celebrity gossip, top 40 music, and have a car, it ain't so bad. Though I wouldn't know, because I'm none of those things.
But for being alternative/punky looking, painstakingly queer looking, and a person who craves art, cool weather, a comfortable city to walk/bike around in without feeling like you're going to get mugged/creeped on, and all-in-all friendliness, in lieu of grouchy bitterness of the ppl here, this isn't the place for me.

From a gender pov, I guess the laws out here are better than most states. Though this city, isn't all on-board with new laws about changing docs n' all that. I sometimes wonder if it weren't for San Francisco's influence, Los Angeles would be kind of conservative-ish like Arizona.

[Kalex]

I like where I live and the city (Buenos Aires) but especially the neighborhood. Is near the train, the metro, a lot of public transports, easy acces to every places in the city, supermarkets and everything I need.  I always think of leave and live in other city or country but no, I would change this place so easyly

[topit]

do i like austin? i like the easy access to good food like whole foods and the fact that every band comes here when they tour because we're the live music capital of the world. I like that its easier to be queer here than the rest of tx. but i hate the weather and I hate the gentrification and segregation. My family is literally the only nonwhite family in the neighborhood. and i want public transportation and less pretentious yuppies.

[londonswaves]

I don't like it where I live.. I live in a very small town, not much to do, too many people who I've known and known me as the gender I'm not so I find it hard to be myself cus I'd have to correct people's perseption of me.
I'd like to move to Trondheim.. Or possibly to the UK, or some other anglophonic place.

[HexenPixi]

I live in Upstate, South Carolina, and I HATE it here.  The LBGT resources here are scarce.  Ideally, I would rather live outside of the U.S., but if I'm sticking to the states, then my first picks would be California, New York, Washington, D.C., or Atlanta.  However, with my qualifications and life experiences, I wouldn't be able to survive there for long without any assistance.  Heck, if/when my mother kicks me out, I might not be able to survive here.  If I had to pick a "more obtainable" place for what I need, I'd probably pick Ashville, NC as Ashville seems more trans-friendly and from the looks of it, the public transportation is slightly better there than here.

I hear ya. I was born in Columbia, S.C. It's a beautiful state (nature wise), but über-conservative.

[Aemin]

I love where I live.  I have access to beaches, lakes, mountains, and desert just a car ride away.  I do wish I was closer to my BFF however.  That is what planes are for of course.

[V M]

No, not really