I congratulate you for going out, even if it was a negative experience you learned something from it. Fortunately it didn't transpire into anything worse. It can be demoralizing, especially when you have taken the time and energy to get out of the closet and look pretty-that really hurts. I believe what you are saying, that there isn't much in Augusta -and to go to Hooters about the only place you felt you could go out. I can only picture it as ultra-conservative and upscale from the big golf tournament and country club there though I 'm sure there is more to the city than that. I am sure it is hard enough to get to Atlanta or Savannah, nearby but far enough away that you might not have enough money or time to get there. Probably the best of what you will find in Augusta will be the LG groups of the LGBT crowd. Maybe even try to find a LGBT therapist - just someone you can talk to - who will listen as well.
