My partner and I are splitting before I start transitioning. This means I will be renting on my own.
This means I will be meeting a new landlord as female, but will later on be male. (I wish I could vacation at an all-inclusive resort on the moon for two years until my transition is sorted and I look great.
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Most of what is available that is affordable to me is rented in a common house with private rooms/private bathrooms, which means shared space with total strangers.
I've had some very *colorful* experiences in the past with renting. But now throwing transition into the mix makes me feel a lot more vulnerable. I don't want to get locked into a lease sharing a space with someone who is crazy transphobic. There is a
lot of backwards thinking in my area.
If I were already passing it wouldn't be an issue, but, unfortunately that's not the case.
What things do you consider when looking for a living space? How do you find one that's safe?
