If You Could Live Anywhere?

[windycissy]

Been spending a lot of time thinking about where would be the best place to live if I were ever to go 24/7, ruling out places that are stratospherically expensive, like I've dressed and gone out in London and San Francisco but couldn't afford to live there if I gave up my guy income...someplace with a nice climate, low cost of living and tolerant of alternative lifestyles, any ideas?

[Rogina B]

Pick any one of the three!! But two together is a lot of $$,and three is impossible!!! No such place!

[Carroll]

Ithaca, NY
Once voted America's most enlightened city. Accepting of the LGBT community, two of the better known schools of higher learning; Cornell University and Ithaca College, All four seasons. We are anal about recycling, have lots of scenery. Chances of hurricanes; 1%, Earthquakes; >.1%, Blizzards; 20%, Volcano eruptions; 0%, Nuclear target >1%, lake effect snow; 100%, Temps lower than 0ºf; 50%, temps higher than 100ºf; 50%; jobless rate; 6%, chance of running into me at the mall, 90%.

[crossdrezzer1]

deff... Germany,, they are so open

[linnea]

I have been thinking a lot about this one lately too. I'm anticipating a RLE in the near future, and I'm trying to decide where I would do it. Montana is NOT a good choice, not anywhere, though the cost of living is pretty attractive and the climate is good.

I would be very comfortable living somewhere in Germany and I have found Ithaca, NY, to be an exceptional city in many ways, but I suggest a different direction: west.
Not SF but a city in Washington, sufficiently cosmopolitan, appealingly interesting in climate (though it can get a lot of snow in some winters and does have an air pollution problem), and moderately attuned in cost of living: Spokane.
Washington has strong policies that protect transgendered people, and Spokane has a pretty open and accepting spirit (so far as I know).
I think that it would be a good choice on the basis of culture--several colleges and a university: Whitworth, Gonzaga, Community College of Spokane; museums and galleries, a beautiful riverside park, and a pretty lively downtown.
That's my current city of choice.

[victoriamwilliams1]

For me some place south of Michigan.

[sherri52]

In a city full of tourists I would say Orlando. Tampa is also nice.

[Starr]

My plan is Vegas, I love the weather and not that expense to live ther from what I have checked into. It seems to be a pretty open minded place but I am sure not all areas are excepting of Crossdressers but right now that is my plan.

Another place you might consider is Atlanta, GA Gay.com just listed Atlanta as the most Gay city. That and the SCC shows the city to be very open minded to lifestyles.

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[Dutchess]

a GG here,, I want to go back to the EU for sure,, my husband is Dutch ( hence the misspelling of Dutchess)I am 8th gen Texan. I wish we could go back to the Netherlands,,, but cant for many reasons ..one, being he is terrified to even dress at home there and two ,an ex wife that just will not go away after 10 years

(she would if she knew about his CD-ing but I wont go there, she likes the money he makes over here and will still occasionally send naked pics of herself with her bank account number attached )

I am campaigning hard for London, Stockholm or anywhere in Spain.. Even Toulouse , France... he has had job offers in all these places ... alot of our alternative expat friends are heading to Berlin,, they say it is fabulous to live there...most of these going to Berlin are leaving from Amsterdam.. The village in far southen Holland where my husband is from would never accept any of this.They don't even accept me ,,at all, what so ever, lol.

[vikki2020]

Chicago fit's the criteria, and except for the lousy winters, it's a great place , with lot's of resources for the tg community.But, you know that!

[Jilmac]

Anyplace away from this god forsaken tundra called the midwest. Someplace where when the word snow is mentioned people will ask, What's snow?

[Sandy Banks]

It would have to be London......why are there so many crossdressers in the UK??????

[Cassandra]

I would like to move far away from anyone I know. I'm thinking of Pittsburgh, PA to move to.

[windycissy]

Thanks girls, for me it has to be in the USA, and I'm thinking Las Vegas might be the best alternative too...

[Frédérique]

...someplace with a nice climate, low cost of living and tolerant of alternative lifestyles, any ideas?

[SIZE="2"]Well, I live in an affordable part of the country (one of the main reasons why I’m here), but the weather may be too dry or extreme for some people. Snow isn’t much of a problem, in terms of depth, but they don’t plow the roads! It can get extremely hot and extremely cold, and then there is the threat of tornados to consider. No humidity (to speak of), but the dryness can wrinkle skin and minds and parch lips, in between dust storms, that is…

It’s a nice place to live – people are friendly and seemingly somewhat tolerant, but I haven’t tested them to see just how tolerant they are. There is no “community” here in rural Kansas that would embrace alternate lifestyles, and I live in an artists’ oasis of sorts, with a college at the northern edge of town, a breeding ground you would think. In reality, family values are so entrenched that any attempt at free thinking or gender expression gets snuffed out at an early age. I’m not interested in ruffling anyone’s feathers, but there are a lot of churches in my town, and it’s only one mile square. You can’t go too far without bumping into group thinking that is conservative in nature (the not-so mythical Heartland). To each his (or her) own, but when I see bumper stickers on cars around town decrying the “sin” of same-sex marriage, I know my little slice of alternative heaven doesn’t have much of a chance to show itself. Girls are expected to be girls, boys are expected to be boys, and there will be no further discussion. I don’t think I will be invited to the weekly Kiwanis meeting anytime soon to discuss the blurring between genders, but that’s OK – I wouldn’t be able to get past the front door (or the opening prayer)…

So, Cissy – you could visit me, but we wouldn’t be able to stroll down the sidewalk in our finery and look in the cute shops that line Main Street. We would attract a crowd, to be sure, and maybe one of the two policemen, since we would be stepping on people’s expectations. Who knows, there may be a person hiding in a back room, waiting for us to appear, but I haven’t seen any signs of this hopeful eventuality in the years since I came to town, and I’ve been looking. Out of sight, out of mind, you know. Of course, back in Massachusetts, where I used to live, I would have been chased, but at least there was a supportive “community” for alternative lifestyles and free-thinking in that part of the country…

Sorry for the long post – I got carried away (and I should be)… [/SIZE]

[Karren H]

I would like to move far away from anyone I know. I'm thinking of Pittsburgh, PA to move to.

I left MI 3 decades ago!! The Burgh is an awesome place to live!!!! In my humble opinion. Tg friendly enough.. As long as you love the Steelers, Penguins, (Pirates?). No one cares what you wear!! Lol. Very friendly.... VERY midwesternly economical... Nice 3 bedroom house for $150,000...... Or less!! Water, culture, sports....... Casinos.... Education... Top notch medical.... Voted most livable city a few years back... I'm staying put!!

It's a Burgh thing, Yinz!!

[tommi]

Karren the Pirates actualy I'm a diehard I want to buy one of there
pink jerseys.

[Cassandra]

I left MI 3 decades ago!! The Burgh is an awesome place to live!!!! In my humble opinion. Tg friendly enough.. As long as you love the Steelers, Penguins, (Pirates?). No one cares what you wear!! Lol. Very friendly.... VERY midwesternly economical... Nice 3 bedroom house for $150,000...... Or less!! Water, culture, sports....... Casinos.... Education... Top notch medical.... Voted most livable city a few years back... I'm staying put!!

It's a Burgh thing, Yinz!!

I think I would like to live in Pittsburgh, if I had more money I would move to Boston.

[mmandy31]

i would move to st maarteen hot and the beaches are wonderful

[tess graham]

Trinadad AZ (?). Home to Dr Marci Bower and a host of TG's and CD's.

[Lorileah]

Trinadad AZ (?). Home to Dr Marci Bower and a host of TG's and CD's.

Colorado Hun Wouldn't want you to get a plane ticket to the wrong place would we?

[AllieSF]

Cissy,

How about Portland, Oregon? It is a progressive town, 4 seasons, half way between San Francisco and Seattle, modern, not too big nor too small. Just make sure you jouin the NRA and get a carrying permit to fit in perfectly!

[Laura_Stephens]

For me it would be Coronado Island.

[Toni_Lynn]

Hmmmm -- the recent addition to my sig sums this one all up!
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CANADA!
We love thee
CANADA!
Proud and free
North! South! East! West!
There'll be happy times!
--lyrics to CANADA - a centennial song!
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My dream will be coming true very soon. That said, I had a fantasy of having a little A frame cabin somewhere in the area bounded by a triangle of Sudbury, North Bay and Timmins Ontario. The snow would be deep, but I'd have nice wood stove to stay warm, and my sweetie and I would live and love our lives as we wanted to.

Real life is different and while we'll end up in BC, and no doubt closer to civilisation, its still going to be a great life!

Huggles

Toni-Lynn

PS - Tonight on TV in my house -- Kids in The Hall on CBC!

[SweetCaroline]

Try North Hampton in Western Massachusetts. It's not a big city, but relatively large for being in a rural setting, with just about everything you could ask for. NOHO and the surrounding towns are full of colleges, so folks are well educated and I guarantee it's 100 percent GLBT friendly. Plus, they have excellent shopping, dinning and and a lively arts community. I wouldn't mind relocating there myself. Research it sometime if you're serious.