Whats changed in Colorado

[SailorMars1994]

Hey, I have been thinking for a very long time of visiting the US. Maybe one day soon-ish even. Probably not until atleast 2021 or so. In anycase, I have been thinking harder about where to go and lately Colorado has came to mind. I love the fact that it can snow there without getting truly cold (and having spent winters in Winnipeg, I can judge that Denvers are in fact not that cold according to the web) I love the mountains, lakes and from some photos, even desert land!!.

There is one thing I want to know about Colorado. How, in a short period of time did it go from middle of road on LGBT issues to being like the 3rd-5th most transgender friendly state. The state has some of the best lgbt protections in America and public opinion polls there are always far above the national average in support for lgbt.

I know politically it is a swing state that has a Democratic lean now even tho, it was among the most Republican ever  like going for Dole in '96 and Willkie in '40 (then again, Willkie was probably more liberal the FDR atleast on civil rights.. I digress).

Basically what changed the landscape of CO being a average state to being perhaps the best very soon for trans accommodation in a rather short period of time? and what are some cool things to do in Colorado that are not as talked about??

Thanks!

[Laurie]

 It's not all LGBTQ+ friendly There at least one woman in Colorado that isn't ... my sister. She used to kind of like me now she's almost flamingly against me. I guess that's one place I can take off my "Must visit" list. At least she's not in Denver.

[Gertrude]

A lot of Californians moved there.


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[Dani]

I have lived in Colorado many years ago when it was much more conservative than today. I have returned many times since then. The liberalization you see today is not the East or West Coast liberalism. I seems to me more of a Libertarian sort of mindset. You don't mess with me and I don't mess with you attitude. You do whatever you want as long as it does not get in my way. This is the total antithesis of In-Your-Face attitudes you may find elsewhere.

Keep in mind that not all is well in Colorado. Dr Marcie Bowers learned to do SRS in Trinidad, Colorado under Dr. Biber. She has now moved to California. There was some issues with the hospital administrator in Trinidad that is a factor in moving her practice.

[Julia1996]

I live in Denver. I've heard people talking about how trans friendly it's supposed to be. I don't really see that. For one thing I've only recently met another transgirl here. Denver is a big place but I've never seen other trans people except for that one girl. From my experience people aren't that trans friendly here either. It's not like really bad but it's also not like people totally accept it either. I think it's a lot different to read about someplace than to actually visit there. Colorado is beautiful and I think it would be a good place for someone to visit. But just don't expect that everyone will be tolerant of LGBT issues, because I haven't seen that at all.

[Gertrude]

I think it depends where one lives in CO. Boulder and that area north of Denver probably is the most liberal part of the state. Colorado Springs, not so much. I think the focus on the family nuts are in Colorado Springs. I've been to Craig, and I wouldn't consider that liberal at all. Same thing east in places like Akron and Sterling. That said, libertarian isn't a bad thing. I consider myself more towards that vein, classical liberal, but not conservative at all, not really a progressive. There are differences. For me, the vertical axis matters more than the left/right, which IMO is a distraction. Both like authority and to use it for political musterbation. My concerns are liberty versus authority, which is the vertical axis.


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