10 best cities in the world to be a TG's

[Sophie62]

Dear Sisterhood

I have being telling you how comitted I am to accept my TV's. I am giving the chance to Sophie to breathe, to grow and to blossom. I have come to a crossroads in my live where many decisions have to be taken.

I am not marry and do not have children. This means that I am free to relocate myself in any part of the Globe. I am an urban person so it means I like to live in a City. I was wondering if any of you, ladies, knows which are the ten best cities in the world for a TG to live.

When I say "Best Cities" to live for TG people, I mean Cities where TG's are treated with respect, where tolarance and understanding for us exist in an acceptable level. I also mean Cities where you can find decent (not dangerous or taky establishments) TG's night clubs, TG's social clubs, TG's Clinics, Tg's support grops, etc, etc,etc. Cities where you can built relationships with other girls and get together without the need to dres in drabs or the fear of beign physicaly or verbaly attacked, persecuted or beaten to death.

Thank you for your valuable opinion in this matter.

Love


Sophie

[Teresa Amina]

Inquiring minds want to know! I also will be relocating in another year or two, would be good to be at least Near somewhere CD/TG friendly.

[Rachel Morley]

When I say "Best Cities" to live for TG people, I mean Cities where TG's are treated with respect, where tolarance and understanding for us exist in an acceptable level.
Hi Sophie,

In my personal opinion, (having visted these cities) I believe that San Fransisco, New York City, and London are the best places I have found for tolerance and understanding....if you were to really push me for just one place....I'd have to say San Francisco every time! :) It's an awesome city. I've been there both en femme and as a REALLY feminized male several times and I've never gotten so much as a second look!

P.S. I hear Atlanta is real good too.

[EricaCD]

SF, NYC, London (certain parts), Copenhagen (certain parts), Amsterdam, Los Angeles (certain parts), all leap to mind. Any girls dispute one or more of these?

London, IMHO, is a tricky one: many areas where TG community is readily accepted, and many other areas where a TG would not go over at all well. This is just based on my travels there, however, so UK girls should feel free to leap in on this one! :)

In the southern USA, the only place that I might recommend would be Austin, Texas. Again, certain parts of town will be better than others.

[Rikkicn]

I live in San Francisco and there is more support then you can imagine. In all areas you mentioned. There are laws to protect us here and the cities employees health insuerance covers covers grs surgery.
It's expensive to live hear but this is once town where I can go most everywhere without fear or worry.

[jo_ann]

san francisco obviously (TG gets mixed in with gays)
new york (in certain parts)
chicago (in certain parts)
UK I'm assuming
boston (gendertalk radio show helps push laws to protect transgendered)
thailand (lot of cut boys, pardon my french)

[Phoebe Reece]

I just have to say that I think Atlanta is a great place for any transgendered person to live - at least in terms of places to go and things to do here with general acceptance of who you are. I'm sure Deidra will agree....

[Jennaie]

San Fransisco, NY, Orlando, London, Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Hollywood, Toronto, Miami.

Of course, I believe that San Fransisco is far and above the rest in acceptance of any alternate lifestyle. Besides, it has the some of the best restraurants in the world and the ocean is always so beautiful at night. Hmmm.. maybe I'm talking to myself here.

[Francine]

I would say:
Atlanta, Georgia for a big city, because they have been hosting the SCC (Southern Comfort Conference) for I don't know how many years.
Or maybe Eureka Springs, Arkansas for something a bit smaller. They host an event there every year.
Trinidad, Colorado maybe, (Sex Change Capital of the World), especially if your interested in SRS.
I've heard the same about Phoenix, Arizona. It wasn't hard to find at least two doctors there that specialize in SRS.
I've heard there is a good support group around the St Louis, Missouri area.
There is someplace in Nebraska but not sure of the location that host a TG event every year.

Francine

[serinalynn]

Inquiring minds want to know! I also will be relocating in another year or two, would be good to be at least Near somewhere CD/TG friendly.


Also wife and I are planning to relocate time is indefinate maybe middle of 2007 or early 2008. San Diego is somewhat a tollerant city to be a cd, TS or TV, I am enfemme usually every saturday and am out to some of the malls.

The wife and I spent a long weekend in Las Vegas reciently and I was dressed Femme every one of the 4 days we were there and not one person said anything to me about the way I was dressed. If your ever in Las Vegas
I recommend the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino for your stay. Between my wife and I we won over $5,000 while we were there and our $850 hotel room was complementary as was most of our food we eat in the hotel. I don't know how TG friendly the Treasure Island is but they made me feel comfortable while we were there.

WE are planning another visi to Las Vegas to check out the real estate market as Las Vegas is where we would like to relocate to.

Serina

[Billijo49504]

Well I sure wouldn't recomend west Michigan. What about the Emerald Island of Washington state?

[Debbie Kong]

Toronto has impressed me as a great place for a Gurl to get out and about and have no one hassle you. At least within certain areas that are accepting and Toronto does have a certain area which is accepting.

I highly recommend it!

Debbie

[Girly Boy CD]

Vancouver. It's very similar to San Francisco.

[Deborah]

What about the Emerald Island of Washington state?

I wouldn't know. I haven't been brave enough to go out into Seattle or anywhere else yet. Some of the other girls here have had some luck though. :D

[Glenda]

I've haven't had any problems in Houston. I've also visited Dallas and Austin en femme without problems as well. I haven't done a lot of traveling en femme to know how it is in other cities, but suspect that almost any urban area wouldn't be too different. Although in travels prior to discovering I was a crossdresser I'd have to put Key West on the "A" list.

[Kitty Sue]

Brussels, Frankfurt, Berlin are also great places for the GLBT community. Have also Sydney Australia and Wellington New Zealand might be worth looking at.

[Emma_Forbes]

I think London has specific places where it is accepted, for example, going to a transgender friendly establishment. However, unless doing so, I wouldn't go into London ever as a girl. Not being the most outgoing person, I'm probably not the right person to comment but thought I would anyway :cheeky: Mind you, I wouldn't go there as a guy either - I find it threatening. How about Manchester?

Em

[cindybarnes]

I also have to say Atlanta is a great place for being transgenderd. Not only do we have SCC each year here and several places that are CD friendly, but you can also usualy find decent work. being a broke CD is no fun,, I know LOL

I also like Nashville Tennessee , and have spent many nights up there club hopping till sun up :) actualy plan on moving near Nashville in a couple years.

Amsterdam has been known for being a open minded city for a long time too,my 4th trip there last year for some girl time didnt quite work out , but I always enjoy it there anyway even in ugly boy mode !

Good luck wherever you may land *S*

Cindy

[Gemma Rhodes]

Manchester and Brighton are 2 T* friendly places in the UK and I hear that Bristol has quite a good scene too. Im visiting there soon so will be able to report back to you about that next month.

Gemma xx

[Lindahexi]

Here in the UK Brighton is very accepting and friendly, I'm only 23 miles from Brighton and worked there for a few years, so I know it well.

[Bonnie D]

I've heard and read about Wilton Manors, Florida. Lots of gay and tg friendly places and lots of employment for tgs.

Bonnie

[Kayla Smith]

I go to Denver when I want to go out en femme and I have not had any problems. Most of the time I only get just a glance if that. So I would say that Denver Colorado is a TG friendly city(at least from my experiences)

[Caitlintgsd]

I wouldn't know. I haven't been brave enough to go out into Seattle or anywhere else yet. Some of the other girls here have had some luck though. :D

I used to live there (well, Edmonds Way on the way to the ferry). I'd think that the University District might be an interesting place to go.
Caitlin

[Linda-x]

I can't believe Seattle hasn't been mentioned more . Ingersoll gender center, and the Washington gender Alliance up north. Emerald City is a CD social club. Also 'Esprit' , a week of dressing and events, is Hosted in Port Angeles, in the month of May every year. Capitol Hill area is very open, and diverse.

[Amelie]

Baltimore is similar to NYC but smaller. A T-girl can go to just about any club or restaurant in the city. There are no special CD night clubs but some closeted type CDs and drag queens go to gay clubs. Rock clubs and discos are OK for CDs, if your into that scene. Forget about going dressed to the mall, there ain't any malls in the city, except for the tourist traps at the harbor. There are no Macy's, Sears, type malls in Baltimore city.
Maybe the only place to avoid, would be collage nights in some bars. I have never been to a bar that had collage night but I figure this scene might be intimidating for CDs.

John Waters is from Baltimore, need I say any more.

[sharifemme]

One of the better small cities is Ithaca, NY. Both Ithaca and Thompkins County (where Ithaca is) have passed LAws protecting GLB and Especially T people. There are GLBT clubs, GLBT welcoming churches and most of the businesses seem to really appreciate having us spend our money there. Ithaca is home to Ithaca College and Cornell University and is known for diversity. It is within an easy drive to Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamtom and Elmira which are pretty tolerant too. It is also the home of the Southern Tier Gender Alliance which has around 150 members in two chapters. I've been out in Ithaca for everything from shopping, dining, bowling, and going to church. Only had one minor incident in which the business owner stood up for us and told the offender that if he didn't like us being there, he could leave! Really nice small city at the southern end of Cayuga lake, it is known for it's beauty and it's river gorges. There are numerous parks, sites, and things to do there.

Sharifemme

[PTPJen]

Two cities or Areas I haven't seen mentioned here are Provincetown in Cape Cod and area, and Key West bot very gay/TG friendly. Don't know what you do for work but if you could both those area great locations. Cape Cod Provincetown pretty much cold in Winter, but Key West is year round.

Also Minneapolis MN is very gay/TG friendly and laws on the books to protect TG's.

Palm Springs is also Gay/TG friendly at all times also.

[Jacqui]

One place that hasn't been mentioned is Provincetown, on the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. I know that it's "heavy-duty" Gay/Lesbian...not sure about CD/TG/TS, but I would imagine that it would be an ideal place.

With a slogan like: "Enjoy the freedom to be who you are in our unique town".... it might be worth investigating further.

http://www.ptown.org/

[Stacy_CD]

I feel like it's my duty to represent Toronto, even if I have yet to go out dressed or anything!

Being a place that's extremely diverse, in race, sexual orientation etc. I find people are very open minded in the T-Dot. Mind you, I haven't told anybody about my crossdressing habit, but downtown I've seen some crossdressers / transgendered people who can walk around without raising a commotion. There's also an extensive gay village here, with lots of bars that are teeming with crossdressers.

Go Toronto!

-Stacy

[Francesca Chantel]

In the southern USA, the only place that I might recommend would be Austin, Texas. Again, certain parts of town will be better than others.

X2.

[Paula Jaye]

Any moderate sized town will be safe and accepting if you are dressed appropriately for your age and the time of day. In the USA I've spent a few days en femme in Pittsburgh and Miami and had no problems whatsoever. In the UK some have already mentioned Manchester. The main attraction there is "The Village"; the main gay quarter of the city. This is a magnet for trannies and on a weekend you will see trannies of all types and persuasions out and about on Canal Street.

Finally I will put in a word for my new home town of Wellington NZ. I have been out and about shopping here and met nothing but good service and pleasant people. For a Brit it is a new experience to walk into shops and be greeted in a friendly manner by the staff who then try to help you find what you need. Kiwis are generally accepting of differences (it's too small a place to fall out with your neighbours) and this seems to extend to trannies as well.

[Bridget]

Girls :rose2:

Thank you for your suggestions, I would consider revising each one of them.

I was surprised not to find San Francisco mentioned very often as one of the Top Ten on your lists . And to tell you the truth I was so glad.

Yes, San Francisco is one of the best cities in the world for transgender people. They go out in femme, no problem. The only problem, "I lived there the entire 1980's, and I have been visiting the "City" for the last 16 years", hahahaha. I know many people there and I do not want to be reconized by any of my friends as a femme. In fact, I just lived for the last 6 months of 2005. I have a lesbian friend (she doesn't know I am a TV) that, this last year, used to take me out to the gay bars, I have a lot of fun. But, she never took me to the TG's nightclubs...uuuurrrrggg:mad:

I love the City, you can not imagine. I love its diversity, its urbanism, its people, its restaurants and, believe it or not, its weather,. The City as change a lot in the past 26 years that I have come to know it. In the 1980's it was mostly Gay Male movement, I did notice at that time that Lesbians were kind of cast out from the Gay community. I have disscussed that point with my lesbian friend and she seems to agree with me. Then, In the 1990's came the integration of Gay Females in the community. I would say that now its is the Transgender people who its claiming their place in society. You can see TG's in Public places, such a Libarry. I never saw that in the san Francisco of the 1980's except during the Gay Parades and in Hollowing night. The first time I saw TG people in broad day light was in Rome, London and Barcelona, Spain.

Anyhow, I hope you girls keep suggesting places so I can check on them. I travel a lot around the world so I can go I check on them in person. By, the way, some one said Miami. Yes, lovely city. I think it would be a better place to live in 20 years. I wouldn't mind living in Miami, but right now I am in the Miami area and this would be the last place on Earth that I would choose to live as a Trannie. Why? again like San Francisco too many known people, more so than in San Francisco.

Again, thank you girls. Please, continue to bring alternatives cities.

Love,:GE:


Sophie


There's always Berkeley and Davis. Davis though, is in the middle of the, proverbial "whitebread" valley, and you'll have to commute to Sacramento for any decent (read: affordable clothing) (other note, unless you can fit into a size small or medium and dumpster dive the apartment complexes near moving day...) Both communities are very liberal and supportive of the whole GLTB spectrum.

[LindaC]

Lots of Clubs, Fun placees to shop, never had any problems.

Recently, Gender Expression was added to the Citys Human Rights Ordanice

[kimberly x]

I too agree with Manchester. I live about 20 mins from the gay village in Manchester. Wedensday and Friday are the best days and nights for T Girls, although imho it is very safe to move around there anytime.

[jillinla]

would agree with San Francisco
and also a vote for Los Angeles
certain parts: Santa Monica, West Hollywood are very safe

[Carole]

As previously mentioned, here in the UK Manchester's 'village' area is a good spot, as is Brighton and also Blackpool. London has a lot of tv venues too.

[Pink Satin Sissy]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned New Orleans! I guess that pesky Katrina ruined it for all of us cd's down there.
1) San Fran
2) Las Vegas
3) Minneapolis (#2 was NOLA)
4) Atlanta
5) Chicago
6) NY, NY
7) Toronto
8) Dallas
9) LA
10 tie) Boston & Seattle

Just my humble opinion.

Pink

[Amelie]

Lots of great cities. There are quite a many references to "certain areas", etc, in these cities. Unfortunately, quite a few are of fairly large size.

Could y'all be more specific to where these areas are?

Wouldn't want a poor, unsuspecting CD to wander into the "wrong" part of town...


In Baltimore most CDs would be around the Mount Vernon area or Downtown near the Harbor. Maybe Fells Point, Canton area as well. Just stay away from my hood, it ain't safe for CDs.

In New York City, just about anywhere in Manhattan is fine, maybe not up in north part of Manhattan. The best places to go in NYC for CDs is the West Village and the East Village, Chelsea, SOHO, Tribeca, too many to name. Although I have seen T-girls in all parts of NYC,,yes, even Brooklyn, lol

[Melanie R]

I live in Houston and have dressed enfemme in most public places over the past 25 years without any problems. I have also traveled the world enfemme and have loved being enfemme without any problems in London, Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo and especially in Sydney, Auckland and Tahiti. The only places where there were any negative comments were in New York City and San Francisco. In NYC several of us were told we were going to "hell" for our "lifestyle". On one trip to San Francisco my wife and I were with Virginia Prince and when calling a cab from our hotel were refused service by two cab drivers who told us they did not want us in their cab. Last week we were in Jamaica on one of our Dignity cruises with 9 others CD's and their wives. The natives called us "shemans" but were very friendly and accepting. On this cruise out of Texas we found that a majority of the 3500 other passengers on board were accepting of our group of 19. There was only one negative comment made to any of the CD's in the group during the 7 night cruise. Maybe we are making progress.

Melanie

[stephanie100]

[QUOTE=Emma_Forbes] How about Manchester?

Em[/QUOTE
there is an acceptance in Mancherster what is called the village i suggest you look at http://northernconcord.org that site will tell you everthing you need to know.
Steph 0.02

[karen marie]

key west is a really laid back place to go.we've been there
many times.it's an extremely tolerant city.
hugs,karen

[Lauren Richards]

Seattle area, for sure. As a matter of fact, I think I may have passed Linda walking the other way while out walking one night. I was out for a stroll in Capitol Hill a couple of years ago, killing time until a movie started. Walked for an hour along the main thoroughfare and then went to a movie. Still a special memory. Very supportive groups here, too. My first time out in the daylight was to meet someone at Emerald City. Yes, Seattle should be on the list.

[Kristen L]

My wife and I travel to Costa Rica alot on business. I have found That the city
of San Jose has many clubs and the people around the country have been very
nice. If you are traveling for vacation you will find most people very pleasant.
We have been traveling there more often in the last few years and will be retireing ther in a few years.:)

[Paula Jaye]

Last week we were in Jamaica on one of our Dignity cruises with 9 others CD's and their wives. The natives called us "shemans" but were very friendly and accepting. On this cruise out of Texas we found that a majority of the 3500 other passengers on board were accepting of our group of 19. There was only one negative comment made to any of the CD's in the group during the 7 night cruise. Maybe we are making progress.

Melanie

Surprised to see Jamaica mentioned on this thread as it has a reputation for intolerance of LGBT lifestyles. LGBT folk there are regularly beaten, raped and murdered. They also have to endure the sound of major reggae artists exhorting the listener to kill them as abominations. I would guess that you didn't go outside toruist areas or that you are very brave.

[Deidra Cowen]

I just have to say that I think Atlanta is a great place for any transgendered person to live - at least in terms of places to go and things to do here with general acceptance of who you are. I'm sure Deidra will agree....

Yes I do agree! Atlanta is a great place to be a tranny. I hear a lot about SF and NYC also here in the States.

[Kim E]

In New York City, just about anywhere in Manhattan is fine, maybe not up in north part of Manhattan. The best places to go in NYC for CDs is the West Village and the East Village, Chelsea, SOHO, Tribeca, too many to name. Although I have seen T-girls in all parts of NYC,,yes, even Brooklyn, lol

I agree with Amelie. I've seen T-girls in Bryant Park, Washington Square and in the Village, the Battery and South Street near the Seaport. Also Times Square and on 5th and 6th Avenues. I probably wouldn't recommend anywhere north of maybe 48th Street, especially after dark.

This was recently a topic on a TS forum I belong to and a few girls mentioned they had moved to the east coast, south Florida area.

Kim

[connie rotten]

Well Girl,
San Francisco is the greatest place on Earth to visit. For years I lived near by so "going to the city" wouldn't loose it's eventfulness. Seattle,Washington always has seemed to be an open minded place to me.
If you are looking to be appart of a comunity Portland,Maine is a very open minded area. The surrounding communitys have anti-hate,anti-descrimination /gay rights ordinances. It is a safe place for a girl to walk the streets at all hours of the night. But; it is too small to hide out in.A t-girl being out here is really being out. We are close enough to Boston for really wild weekends. Ogunquit by the Sea (one of the most delightfull gay summer resort towns in the world) is 20 minutes away. Our local Girl's Night Out chapter would love include another member.
Hope to see you here soon:welcom: