Lesbian couple wanting to move to Georgia (Atlanta, Savannah: live in, garden)

[larcard]

I agree with the Decatur, Candler Park, and Athens opinions in that order. You won't enjoy the North Georgia Mountains. Very conservative and Baptist. Our neighbors moved to Roswell. They did not enjoy their time 'up here'. They worked hard at maintaining a low profile but never said why. We miss them. The most popular hobby up here is pulling weeds out of your lawn with a tweezers.

I don't know about adoptions in Georgia. Before you move here, I'd check that out thoroughly. Talk to an attorney or a gay rights group in Atlanta. Georgia still has a lot of archaic laws on the books.

Best wishes.

[meteb the king]

Decatur,norcross

[Melissa1047]

Thanks for the opinions everyone, I'm checking out every option...except the "nice" comment about the "north Georgia beaver mountain" comment.

[saharaga]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned the Piedmont Park/Midtown area of Atlanta. There's a large gay/lesbian population there. I also think Inman Park and Little Five Points might be good Atlanta neighborhoods for you to look into.

[Melissa1047]

What is Stone Mountain, GA like? Any recommendations or objections?

[KevK]

Originally Posted by Melissa1047

My girlfriend and i are wanting to move to Georgia. We'd prefer somewhere obviously gay friendly. We do plan to eventually have kids so somewhere with good schools would be a plus. Since we won't be moving for at least a year and a half we have time, but don't know where we would be working yet. We are both college graduates and have degrees in health promotion and education with a focus on community health.

Basically we would like affordable housing in an area with a small community feel that's also close to a river or lake.

Any suggestions would be great.

Have you seen "Deliverance" the movie? Rent it! Watch it! You will see that rural GA is very gay friendly! If you want to move here, I would suggest that you consider only Atlanta and Savannha. Otherwise you will have to deal with the inbreds, rednecks, religious snake handlers and yahoos that populate the rest of the state outside the metro areas.

[KevK]

Originally Posted by Melissa1047

What is Stone Mountain, GA like? Any recommendations or objections?

The park is great but the town of Stone Mountain is not a place you want to live. Too ghetto, too much crime.

[saharaga]

Originally Posted by KevK

The park is great but the town of Stone Mountain is not a place you want to live. Too ghetto, too much crime.

Well the part that's in Gwinnett county is pretty nice but the OP won't find many people like them there.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by KevK

Have you seen "Deliverance" the movie? Rent it! Watch it! You will see that rural GA is very gay friendly! If you want to move here, I would suggest that you consider only Atlanta and Savannha. Otherwise you will have to deal with the inbreds, rednecks, religious snake handlers and yahoos that populate the rest of the state outside the metro areas.

Wow, so there's no gay people outside of Atlanta?

[Chadro77]

Originally Posted by KevK

Have you seen "Deliverance" the movie? Rent it! Watch it! You will see that rural GA is very gay friendly! If you want to move here, I would suggest that you consider only Atlanta and Savannha. Otherwise you will have to deal with the inbreds, rednecks, religious snake handlers and yahoos that populate the rest of the state outside the metro areas.

Did some good ole boy beat your a** or something? Not a very friendly view of native Georgians, you must be a transplant.