After feeling kicked in the face two days ago (and I didn't even serve my country) we can all use some positive news.
I am proud to be in the Seattle area and have lived here several decades. Most of the good gender specialists have a waiting list. My therapist told me this is because so many transgender are migrating here from other parts of the US. The top transgender-familiar GPs are not accepting any new patients unless there is some medically urgent exception - they are full. I was surprised to discover the longest-running US transgender support group and center is in Seattle (I would have guessed San Francisco or New York City).
What I really wish for is not just locally sensible people and political figures, but to see this sort of thing impact the entire country and set a good example. Individual sheriff deputies like Jaime Deer - he came out very publicly in 2016 in hopes of creating a better place for all of us.
The economy in Seattle is red-hot and it's a fact we are more creative and ambitious than average. Our existence certainly has not caused a drag on the financial big picture.
