CD/TG Friendly

[christinac]

Does anyone have any suggestions on CD/TG friendly cities in the US? I'm looking for a new city to start out fresh in. Jacksonville Florida is still largely a southern "redneck" town and work is slowing down to almost a stop, so a move is in order and I'd like to move somewhere where I can go fem 24-7 if I want to.:daydreaming:

[DanaR]

I think that you would find Seattle to be a good town.

[Sally24]

The Boston/Cambridge area of Mass is pretty open and interesting. There are the winters to get thru but I like to think that weeds out the posers and just leaves us real New Englanders!

PS - Both cities have anti-descrimination ordinances for Transgendered people, including access to the restroom of your displayed gender!

[Brooke Smith]

Hi Christinac

It really depends on the type of work you do and how good you are at it, but if you like Florida,I'd hop on I95 south and stop when I hit the end of US1

Good Luck

[christinac]

Hi Sally,
I almost moved to Mass a few years ago. What is the job market up there around the Boston/Cambridge area of Mass like? I'm in the home mainteance/drywall business and things here in Florida have been real super slow as in almost no business at all.

[Damiana]

I don't go out en femme (yet) but I understand Portland, OR is pretty accepting. Its overall a very liberal city so it makes sense. I love it here.

[CaptLex]

I'd say look for cities that at least have an LGBT center nearby. There you can likely find support groups and counselors who can refer you to trans-friendly doctors, therapists, activities and advocates.

Here in NYC we have an LGBT center that does just that and an LGBT clinic where most of the trans people I know get their hormones and checkups.

Good luck, Christina :thumbsup:

[deja true]

If you can hang on for a bit, hun, this summer's hurricane season promises to be a good one for people who repair other peoples houses. :D

And if you wanna stay in the warm, Ft Lauderdale is looking friendlier and friendlier.

Of course there's always Atlanta, which seems to be becoming the San Francisco of the South!

Check out the member lists for an idea where larger numbers of our girls and boys come from.

[Dalece]

There i sOhio there are plenty of girls here Columbus Cleveland

[christinac]

All the places sound good, but I need work too. I've been self employed almost my whole life so a time clock job is almost out of the question because most employers won't even give me the time of day with out employment history.

[Carrie]

Dear Miss Christina,

A few months ago I met a full-time pre-op MTF who lives a few miles from me. We hang out together all of the time. We have been to many, many places for dining, shopping, clubbing and recreation in Denver/Colorado Springs areas; even kid-friendly places as we are both single parents. We have never had any problems and very few “looks”. We have even <gasp> kissed (not the hot and heavy kind, just friendly) and hugged in public and everyone is cool about it.

There have been a couple of occasions that made us nervous. For example, recently, my friend came with me to my daughter’s violin recital that was held here in town at a nationally-known, very conservative mega-church. Picture this – a room of homes-school families (generally more conservative than the general church population; about 80 people for this event) and my Trans friend. If anyone read her, there were no indications at all. Everyone was welcoming and friendly. She calls it the “trans invasion”. LOL

There are some very good GLBT churches in Colorado Springs and Pueblo that I have been to or am aware of. Just a few weeks ago – I attended a “union ceremony” for this lovely gay couple that I know – yes, I did cry a bit – it was beautiful!

I have also been out with several of my CD friends (while they are femme) shopping, dining, clubbing, getting our nails down, etc. in the Denver area and have never had any problems.

Denver has a strong Tri-Ess group (a great group of girls who are very friendly), a Gender Identity Center and a very strong GLBT community as does the Colorado Springs area. Just last week, the governor signed accommodations legislation for the GLBT community. Colorado may be more tolerant than other states since we have Trinidad here – the SRS capital in the states.

As far as employment, I think the home improvement and construction industries are slow no matter where you go. We do have lots of new construction here though despite the slow national economy. My son-in-law works in the construction business and has been able to stay busy even through the typically slower winter months, so it all depends.

If you are ever in Colorado – contact me and I’ll show you around. We have plenty of things to see and do.

Best wishes! Keep us posted as to what you decide.

Hugs, :hugs:
~C

P.S. Sorry for the long post, I like to share...

[sandra-leigh]

As far as employment, I think the home improvement and construction industries are slow no matter where you go. We do have lots of new construction here though despite the slow national economy.

Housing starts have finally started to slow in Winnipeg {Manitoba, Canada} (just within the last 2 months), but according to the chamber of commerce, there is so much demand for skilled workers here that houses that traditionally took 7 months to build now take 13 months.

The parts of Winnipeg that I've gone Dressed or gender-bending too have been quite tolerant; we have a good social club, and the members report tolerance or outright support in many areas and businesses. I won't go and make a blanket statement that the entire city is tolerant: there are parts of the city I wouldn't have lived in even before I started cross-dressing, and I wouldn't want to predict what it would be like to be an open cross-dresser in those areas.

Apparently there are parts of Alberta {Canada} where the demand for skilled workers is quite high and the pay much better -- but it is a gold-rush kind of situation, where you can find that you are earning twice as much as you ever did before and yet cannot afford a one-bedroom apartment. A lot of people headed to Alberta for the boom; the ones that got in late often don't stay long (too expensive), and the ones that got in early are often taking their profits and moving away while they can still sell high and get out to an area where the work isn't going to bust (as it has already started to do in parts of Alberta.) Edmonton Alberta seems to have a couple of successful social groups; I have only visited there and only saw small parts of it, so it is not for me to say whether the city is overall CD-friendly or not; perhaps one of the Edmonton gals will put in a word.

[Caitlintgsd]

Dear Miss Christina,

A few months ago I met a full-time pre-op MTF who lives a few miles from me. We hang out together all of the time. We have been to many, many places for dining, shopping, clubbing and recreation in Denver/Colorado Springs areas.....

That's nice to know that Denver is accepting. I may end up relocating there this summer. It looks like it's either Denver or the SF Bay area.
Pretty much any major city on the west coast is accepting. By that I mean Seattle, Portland, SF, LA or San Diego. There's places out here that aren't as accepting but that's generally smaller places in the boonies. And Las Vegas is pretty accepting as well.

Caitlin

[christinac]

I'm seriously thinking of Denver myself. I've been doing some on line home work and plus a new friend from there has been e-mailing me information.

[Heather_Marie]

I'm seriously thinking of Denver myself. I've been doing some on line home work and plus a new friend from there has been e-mailing me information.

I don't think is is a very bad place to be either I have gay friends and they do not have any problems at all.