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I am a young gay male looking to relocate from New Jersey. I like it here, but it is too expensive, and too cold in the winter. I wanted to move to a southern city because it would be cheaper and warmer. I was looking at Atlanta, hearing it was gay-friendly. Any other suggestions?
As Atlanta was mentioned Dallas is said to have a fairly large gay population as does New Orleans. Lexington, Kentucky now has a gay mayor and Houston a lesbian one. Not a major city, I don't think, but Carrboro, North Carolina was like the first place in the South with a gay mayor and the town apparently grants domestic-partnership rights to same-sex couples. Carrboro is in the "Research Triangle."
The following lists some towns with relatively high percentages of gay male couples and some are in the South. Standouts include Atlanta, Dallas, Galveston, and some Florida cities if you count them. Asheville, North Carolina is also on the list and NC is about the only state in the South that doesn't have a "Defense of Marriage Amendment" or equivalent.
I am a young gay male looking to relocate from New Jersey. I like it here, but it is too expensive, and too cold in the winter. I wanted to move to a southern city because it would be cheaper and warmer. I was looking at Atlanta, hearing it was gay-friendly. Any other suggestions?
What are you looking for? Do you want nightlife/clubbing or a more well-rounded existence? If the former, Atlanta is probably your best bet. Atlanta's gay scene has a tendency to be superficial and not the friendliest IMO. If you're looking for someplace with less pretense you might check out Tampa/St Petersburg. It's inexpensive, surprisingly cultured, friendly, and has a great social scene as well.
Not being gay, I can only speak from my own experience, but I would say you won't have trouble anywhere you go in the south. I live in a city of 35k in the foothills of the Appalachians in Northwest Georgia, and I know there to be a sizable gay community. I have never heard of any sort of problems. Don't believe everything that you read. Historical problems in the south were generally caused by small extremist groups, and you know how we like to sensationalize things in this country. No, no. Things are quite different in the south these days, contrary to popular outsider belief. We are all very much more alike than different.
I don't know much about when it comes to smaller cities, but for larger ones there's Dallas, Houston, Austin (not really south, but still in the area), Atlanta, Asheville, New Orleans, "Research Triangle"...
Really in any large metropolitan area you should be okay. Perhaps do some research on Savannah or if someone could tell you about Savannah? That seems like it would be a good one but I personally don't know.
Not being gay, I can only speak from my own experience, but I would say you won't have trouble anywhere you go in the south. I live in a city of 35k in the foothills of the Appalachians in Northwest Georgia, and I know there to be a sizable gay community. I have never heard of any sort of problems. Don't believe everything that you read. Historical problems in the south were generally caused by small extremist groups, and you know how we like to sensationalize things in this country. No, no. Things are quite different in the south these days, contrary to popular outsider belief. We are all very much more alike than different.
What are you looking for? Do you want nightlife/clubbing or a more well-rounded existence? If the former, Atlanta is probably your best bet. Atlanta's gay scene has a tendency to be superficial and not the friendliest IMO. If you're looking for someplace with less pretense you might check out Tampa/St Petersburg. It's inexpensive, surprisingly cultured, friendly, and has a great social scene as well.
What makes you think Tampa Bay doesn't have good nightlife?
Andrewcr1 didn't say or even imply that Tampa Bay doesn't have good nightlife. But the person putting in a plug for the Tampa Bay area did start off by saying, "Do you want nightlife/clubbing or a more well-rounded existence? If the former, Atlanta is probably your best bet."
Houston or Atlanta. Houston has some very established gay neighborhoods.
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Perhaps do some research on Savannah or if someone could tell you about Savannah? That seems like it would be a good one but I personally don't know.
