I've never had a significant negative experience here in SoCal.
I've never had a significant negative experience here in SoCal.
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Cook County, USA is a lovely place, I haven't had a major bad experience her. Yes some evil stares and name calling, but nothing that could be called in any way serious.
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I can only comment in the two places I have lived - South Africa and Australia. While South Africa has a very progressive constitution, in reality there is still a lack of acceptance of TG people. I was openly laughed at or subjected to verbal abuse on many occasions. When shopping in drab, most shop assistants could not understand why I would want to purchase ladies clothing for myself. They would assume I was pranking them.
Australia, on the other hand seems to be much more accepting, though I have only experienced Sydney and haven't gone out fully dressed yet. The shop assistants are generally very understanding and accommodating. The CBD is also more accepting than the suburbs. I have been given some strange stares when clothes shopping in suburban malls. There are very likely conservative parts of Sydney and Australia where CDs are less accepted. But on the whole, I would say Sydney is a good place for CDs.
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I do like San Francisco and London.
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When I visited Thailand I couldn't help but wonder how the women could all have such beautiful skin. Then I learned they weren't all women. I was really impressed that cross dressing was not a big deal there and was pretty much accepted. I have heard similar about other Asian cultures.
I love London, but I haven't been back since I got up the courage to be true to myself. The last time I was there in 2002 I attended Boy George's newly released play, Taboo, and the audience was wonderfully eclectic. Pete Burns, the lead singer of Dead or Alive was there. The gay couple seated next to me were surprised that an American would enjoy the show, under the impression that we weren't nearly as accepting a culture as the UK.Originally Posted by Beverley Sims
What were your experiences in London like?
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No more so than San Antonio or Austin heat!.....
San Francisco Bay Area, but as with any other blanket statements,the exception (some suburbs, parts of the east bay, etc.) proves the rule.
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Not a silly question... A very important question!! At last count, here in the US there were around 16 states that had legal protection for TG folks. Some counties and some municipalities have such laws. For example, you could be fired in San Antonio for being TG, but not in nearby Austin. Here's a link to the ACLU's guide on TG rights around the US: http://www.aclu.org/files/images/ass...e781_33764.pdf
As a practical matter, I'm sure you can run into safety problems and harassment in even the most tolerant cities. I see you're in the UK, which seems to have a tradition of tolerance as long as no-one is disturbing public order. A few countries have good laws protecting us, but in practice are less tolerant, like South Africa. And there are different kinds of limited acceptance in places like Brazil or Thailand, from what I understand. My guess is that the most accepting place is SoCal; I hope to get out there sometime soon and find out!
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Maybe the best places for the folks you've listed to live would be the best places for ANYONE to live? There r lists of those cities and towns published every year in the USA.
Personally, I think a person would have to have lived in every place on earth to be able to accurately comment on this question. I done plenty of traveling. But, living in countries is much different then simply visiting them!
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I imagine any country that has been overrun by aggressive neighbor-nations repeatedly (like The Netherlands, Belgium, France, et al) would be more tolerant of individualistic behavior. I would put most European nations in this category, but, since I have no money to actually GO there, all I can do is dream about it. It follows that the U.S., a country that hasn’t been invaded since the War of 1812, would be less tolerant towards anything queer. I suppose, but when I see the cinematic work of John Waters I tend to think that America is OK, at least in terms of “hidden” queer-ness...
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