Have You Moved?

I transferred to a university in NYC because I felt stuck in Chicago.

If you have any questions about the city, I've lived in The Loop my entire life.

 

Not yet but I plan to after I am done with school. Either Arizona or Texas, or maybe some other southern state. I can't stand the cold weather and could use a fresh start I think or at least I'd like to try. I always have a place at home if I don't make it, lol.

 

I'm from Chicago and I've lived here my whole life.... You can move to boystown , very lgbt friendly and its right by Wrigley field too

 

Texas?! Other Southern state? That must not be a move based on the things the OP was talking about. That said, Austin, of course, is more diverse (some people here don't consider it Texas. . . >_>) and in my beloved Houston, we have Montrose and the museum district- art! culture! neat little restaurants! and LGBTQ-ness!

Anyway, this year, I want to move about 30-40 minutes away, into Montrose/the museum district of Houston. I mainly want to do this to be closer to Houston's art scene, the museums, and stores and restaurants I like. However, the proximity to the LGBTQ centers and the population was a consideration as well.
I do not like the heat, so I have considered moving further north in the future, even if I stay in Texas. (Dallas, perhaps.) I have also thought that if I ever choose to transition, I may move and try to start over, depending on how bad the reception is.

 

Not due to issues with the LGBTQ... but I was born in Kentucky, so good thing I moved when I was 4. I would be miserable...

 

I've never moved. I like barbecue food too much to move. But for some reason, I've always thought that Seattle would be a nice place to live.

 

My thoughts exactly. My places of interest are Atlanta, GA; Chicago; New York; or another major city that isn't in close-minded Alabama. My chances of finding someone here are low. Plus, I've always been drawn to the city scene.

You're also right about the privacy thing. It would be so much easier for your family to find out about your orientation if you lived a good bit away, even if you don't mind if they found out now. You wouldn't feel so influenced by their reaction. It's exactly how I feel.

 

I wasn't insinuating that New York City was better than Chicago. If you ask me, it's like comparing apples and oranges.

I live on the South Side. There are key areas that I wouldn't walk alone in, and certain things I wouldn't do (i.e. walk around with headphones), but I wouldn't say it's unsafe. It has bad reputation, but you can find a nice apartment in a safe neighborhood on the South Side.

Is the North Side safer and more gay friendly? Probably, but you'll pay out the butt for a small apartment.

 

One of the factors that played into which university I chose was friendliness to LGBT people. Granted, four of the five universities that I got into are great in that aspect, but I couldn't afford three of them. My choice came down to UT or Texas A&M. Texas A&M is...uh...very, very conservative and homogeneous. I got a much better deal to go there, but I just...couldn't do it. UT and Austin were too obvious for me.

 

Melbourne is a pretty LGBT accepting place. I love it.

I wouldn't mind changing the scene by going to Sydney though, which I hear is just as gay-friendly.

Don't know. I like where I live. Just not the people I go to school with.

 

I spent a few years in Melbourne. Of all the places I've lived in (there are quite a few) I like Melbourne the best and I wish to live there in the future. I've never been to London, but I really like the city as well. :icon_bigg

 

Best of luck to you, sir! I consider it a blessing that I live here, to be honest. I wouldn't wish for any place else (except for a change of scenery once in a blue moon - such as Sydney, Adelaide, or perhaps Europe on a trip).

Odd enough, we get a lot of tourists from HK here. Just talked with one a few days ago at work.

 

This is one of my plans for 2013. Even though Massachusetts was the first state to legalize gay marriages, a good portion of the state is made up of small towns who still view homosexuality as an abomination. I feel so isolated because there is really no GLBT community where I am, so my plan is to move (probably towards Boston) to a place with a very active GLBT community.

 

Not yet, but I'm hoping to change that by this time next year. I'm lucky to live in an accepting place, but it's also very small and isolated, which I've always disliked. There isn't much here, and not very many people either.

I've never been there, but I've been considering Phoenix AZ. My mom and I are going there next month to check things out. Keeping my fingers crossed that I'll like it.

 

Gee...kind of ironic that two Massachusetts people posting right after each other about the lack of GLBT activities in Massachusetts. :eek: :roflmao:

 

Haha! Kind of sad, huh? There is a PFLAG group here, but their meeting schedule is weird and my work schedule is even weirder.

 

I live in the gayest city in the UK, I don't really wanna go haha! But I have to for Uni.. I hope I'll be able to find an LGBT group at whichever uni I go to..