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I've been living in the SF Bay Area for a few years now and I'm thinking of moving.  Can anyone recommend any other trans-friendly places in the US?  Specifically for FTM/non-binary people?

Generally don't move to any state in the South.

Quote from: Alexmakenoise on September 06, 2014, 06:40:51 PM
I've been living in the SF Bay Area for a few years now and I'm thinking of moving.  Can anyone recommend any other trans-friendly places in the US?  Specifically for FTM/non-binary people?

I am assuming you are referring to a non-binary/FTM person who is not read as male 100% of the time?

Portland Oregon is supposed to be a good place for being visibly queer/trans people.

Quote from: Brett on September 06, 2014, 06:51:31 PM
I am assuming you are referring to a non-binary/FTM person who is not read as male 100% of the time?

Portland Oregon is supposed to be a good place for being visibly queer/trans people.

Yeah, I'm thinking about a medical transition but haven't gotten there yet.  So I'd be transitioning in the place I move to.  Thanks for the recommendation.

I am in upstate NY and i enjoy being here. I think places with good universities are good choices.

Rochester NY ...very LGBT friendly ;)

Seattle is decent, as far as I can tell. I'm in the suburbs so I don't get out as much as some do.

There's a major FtM (inclusive of other trans identities, queer and trans people of color, and allies) conference that takes place in Seattle every year called Gender Odyssey.

But I've also heard great things about Portland.

Quote from: Marcellow on September 06, 2014, 06:45:20 PM
Generally don't move to any state in the South.

Surprisingly enough, my transition has been very well accepted here in Dallas. Not only by my personal friends but also in the workplace. While the south in general is more conservative, the big cities are less so.

Yeah, honestly, the South as a whole is too generalized. Some of the bigger cities (Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, etc.) have a lot more diversity than they get credit for.

However, I have never been there (or the East Coast) so I have no idea.

Quote from: pianoforte on September 06, 2014, 08:37:14 PM
Yeah, honestly, the South as a whole is too generalized. Some of the bigger cities (Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, etc.) have a lot more diversity than they get credit for.

However, I have never been there (or the East Coast) so I have no idea.

NYC is very welcoming for us but I don't recommend living here because it is crazy expensive.

Quote from: Marcellow on September 06, 2014, 08:53:57 PM
NYC is very welcoming for us but I don't recommend living here because it is crazy expensive.

That's part of the reason I want to leave the Bay Area.  It's gotten a lot more expensive, and more conservative too.

Great trans friendly environment in San Diego. Again a little pricey. I live outside the actual city.   

Quote from: FTMKyle on September 06, 2014, 09:40:38 PM
Great trans friendly environment in San Diego. Again a little pricey. I live outside the actual city.

That's cool.  I actually have a cousin who lives in San Diego, and happens to be queer.  Another queer cousin of mine lives in L.A., which I suppose isn't that far.  It would be good to be near the other queer people in my family.

Much of Minnesota is good. Twin cities can be a bit pricey though.

Olympia, WA.
Surprised the crap out of me when I moved here, but there are SO MANY TRANS GUYS.
Or at least, way more than I'm used to. There's even an AFAB-only trans* group.

+1 for anywhere in the Pacific Northwest.  I just moved to Seattle, and there seems to be a lot going on for us transfolk.

Strangely enough, Albuquerque NM.

--Jay

Portland is very good and Portland State is very welcoming. I'm moving to NJ so we'll see how that goes!

I haven't been here long but Milwaukee seems to be a pretty good place.

Quote from: Marcellow on September 06, 2014, 08:53:57 PM
NYC is very welcoming for us but I don't recommend living here because it is crazy expensive.

1+, I never get stares here and generally pass as male. No problems. Even for androgynous/queer people there isn't much trouble.

Quote from: Marcellow on September 06, 2014, 06:45:20 PM
Generally don't move to any state in the South.

Texas , Florida, Georgia are good for the lbgt I never heard of it throwing dust. But I would so not leave San Fran if I had the opportunity. New York is a overrated city dump yard.

I would never move somewhere for something like this unless there was another reason for it as well.

CT and MA are decent areas.

San Antonio is another friendly place surprisingly enough. CO in areas (Denver I believe). Ironically enough my home town in WY doesn't care much either. I also heard that Minnesota is friendly from friends and MA as well....but MA is expensive.

Quote from: Brett on September 06, 2014, 06:51:31 PM
I am assuming you are referring to a non-binary/FTM person who is not read as male 100% of the time?

Why would that have to be the case?  I'm read 100% male, and I just prefer to be in a more queer friendly place.  2+ years living in the south now has make me realize this would be a very lonely place for me to spend the rest of my life.  Even for most of the folks at my art school I'm the first trans person they've ever met. 

Doesn't seem odd for even a stealth trans person to want to be in a queer friendly city. 

Me too. I also socialize with trans folks. And I am read nearly 100% of time as male.

--Jay

Quote from: GnomeKid on September 08, 2014, 02:02:26 PM
Why would that have to be the case?  I'm read 100% male, and I just prefer to be in a more queer friendly place.  2+ years living in the south now has make me realize this would be a very lonely place for me to spend the rest of my life.  Even for most of the folks at my art school I'm the first trans person they've ever met. 

Doesn't seem odd for even a stealth trans person to want to be in a queer friendly city.

Boston is a great city for trans* people. There's a bunch of places to get medical treatment for transition and a very liberal social atmosphere. (Plus, it's a great city in general, which counts for something.)

Thanks for all the recommendations!

I'm moving for reasons unrelated to being trans.  I wish I could stay in the Bay Area, but there are a few situations here that I need to get away from.  I'd also like to be in a place with a lower cost of living.