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My father is a transperson and is moving out of the Sacramento area due to lack of housing options and safety concerns. I'm wondering if anyone can comment on a safe area (with a vibe of provincetown / castro etc), not too expensive, where transpeople can live? and find work?
just thought I'd give it a shot.
thanks all!
If your father is a "passable"-transgender then your father could probably move to any major city with minimal problems, especially if your father has the paperwork and birth certificate all sorted out.
I live on Cape Cod and PROVINCETOWN is absolutely the BEST place for you to live if youre a transsexual, unfortunately its very expensive so a GREAT alternative is to live closeby. Anywhere on Cape Cod is perfect because its just a short drive to Provincetown.
Everyone in the LGBT community should move here ! Its just the best ! Massachusetts has Marriage equality as well as being very accepting toward the LGBT community !
How does one know if someone is transexual or not?
Meaning if your father looks like a female,he could roam about any city and be safe,just like any other female.
Maybe I'm a clutz though and your talking about marriage or something.
Is your Dad a crossdresser who dresses like a woman at night and a man during the day?
I can definately see that being a safety issue,but if he already had the surgery,it wouldn't make a deifference.
i dont know of any im just starting my transition all is i can say i use to live down thare in fortlauderdale fla/ cooper city fla since 10 till 40 im 45 now its a great place and they have the beach on week ends / and my good friend stays downthare in ftl he's 40 yrs old now its expencive to live thare hollywood is cool sunrise on the outside the city is ok if u allso like the humity real bad .......if that helps anybody out .....have a great day ....and girls rock
Not sure if anybody has suggested it yet, but Salt Lake City would be good as well. Yes, I know it seems kinda ironic given that Utah is considered a very conservative state, but I've heard nothing but good things about the LGBT population living there. Plus, it defintly checks out with the cost of living qualification. It's one of the reasons it's high on my list.If that doesn't seem to appealing, try Seattle? That's my second choice atm.
I have some of those very same questions.........but not for me, for somebody very close to me, and I worry about it quite a bit. How will this person fit in if he/she changes into what he/she isn't now? What will people think of this person and will this person be the subject of vicious attacks (physical or psychological)? I mean, life is hard enough as a (stereotypical) "normal" person, but I can only imagine the level of B.S. a transgender individual must go through on a day-to-day basis! It's not like being gay/lesbian/bi -- three widely-accepted members of the LGBT community -- where America has come to grips with the fact that there is a small but moderate percentage of people who are different in a way that causes some people to be uncomfortable. Besides, you can't NECESSARILY identify a gay/lesbian/bi individual like you probably could a transgender individual. At least, not to the same extent.
Also, and I don't mean to raid the thread (that was sort of hijacked by another poster anyways), what is it about the "transformation" that makes life for people who are transgender somehow more complete/easier/better? It seems to me that by making that change you make the decision to be the outcast, instead of fitting in, but I assume that the comfort-level or quality of living offsets any of that discomfort you take on. Is that the case?
I would love to know what motivates the person in my life who's going through this to do the things he/she is doing right now, because it is so hard on everybody else he/she knows in their life (not to mention him/her)!
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