Relocation for transition an option

[AshleyMichelle]

Quick question on best places to transition?

I'm mulling over the possibility of relocating to another city for transition. I'm in between jobs so there is a logical possibility to relocate for transition then move back after awhile. I have friends in Seattle if anyone has experience with that area; I'd really love to know your opinion.



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[bluepaint]

There has been a lot of concern lately about living in the US in general in regards to LGBT persons since the elections! The site for Canadian immigration crashed as a result when many considered moving here to Canada! Im sorry , Im not knowledgeable enough on the best places in the US but my suggestion is to look where the resources are best, where they see transgendered individuals as patients bc you will need that support along the way!
We were lucky enough here to have a new leader , our Prime Minister (Justin Trudeau)  and if your following the LGBT community , Im sure you would have seen that he is a strong supporter of our community and as even brought in ( this last May) policies to recognize and make discrimination against transgendered persons illegal in creating new legislation in our Human Rights Act! I hope you find a place you feel is best for yourself since where we live does plays a big part in the quality of our lives and Im sure those who do live across the states will be able to suggest the best places for you! [emoji177]Blessings, Julie


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[AshleyMichelle]

I have a passport, there isn't any place I wouldn't consider. Would you say Vancouver is better than say Ontario, or what parts of Canada should I aim for in my research?

It's a serious possibility I will relocate, just figuring out where this the major problem. I have an associates of electrical engineering so I don't imagine it would be difficult to find work.

Thank you for the response.

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[FTMax]

It doesn't sound like you're not in a safe place since you said you'd possibly move back after a while. Would you just be moving for the sake of not having to transition in place? Are you lacking something in your current city that you'd potentially gain if you moved?

There are loads of places in the US that have great systems in place to help people transition quickly with the least amount of headache possible. But for the most part those are large cities. Cities are expensive, and you'd be competing for jobs with people that have Bachelor's degrees. Associates degrees can go a long way in small towns, but only so so in a city environment.

If it's going to be a temporary situation, you could consider going back to school? A lot of people move to attend school, so that wouldn't raise any eyebrows when you leave where you are. With financial aid it's easy to pay for school and live modestly. It could also afford you an opportunity to study abroad. It would be difficult to go live in another country for several years without a job offer or admission to a school there.

[bluepaint]

I personally live in Ontario, I was fortunate to be close enough to Toronto to where one if best well know gender clinics in Canada is located, the CAMH (formally the Clarke Institute) but BC have some really progressive health care support fro transgendered persons as well and Ive heard good things from those living there, Vancouver is definitely a divers and more open minded city being very metropolitan, but Toronto and Montreal are as well! I wouldn't mind moving to a bigger city myself, all the big cities have " villages" where the LGBT community is more present! We have one here in Ottawa but the city is more a government town (being the capital of Canada) so its a bit more conservative then those cities I mentioned! I moved from a small town to the city when I was changing my life ( name, identification ect) .. bc small towns are notorious for being small minded and everyone seems to know every body else's business, so a big city is ( in my opinion) a better choice when transitioning! You might look into a work visa and then transition more so when your in a new job ( since there are laws now about firing bc of being trans) continuing your studies is a good option as well and it is a nice place to be while going through transition.
Im sure its not easy to move to another country, it might be too difficult right now given you have much to look into for yourself and Im certainly not advocating immigrating even though I find Canada to be a country that is very human rights oriented, its our heritage here! It doesn't mean that there isn't discrimination and transphobia but thats true of most places in the world, sadly! best of luck hon!  Julie


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