Lesbian Couple looking to relocate to Keene, NH (Concord, Portsmouth: crimes, homes)

[proud American]

We are looking for somewhere to live safely and comfortably just like everyone else.
we are necessarily looking for a "gay town


the capital of VT is more for you then as it's very liberal though not sure if it is a homosexual friendly town but I would hazard a guess it will be


NH is not as liberal and people don't segregate themselves either

[WannaComeHome]

Proud, I suspect she meant 'NOT necessarily looking for a gay town'. She just wants to live somewhere comfortably where they won't get harassed all the time.

Any town in NH is safe. Though I wouldn't say that same-sex families are particularly common, I'm quite sure they happen and the folks just aren't noisy about it. You might want a larger town, or some place a touch urban - largely because the smaller towns are likely to be a lot more cliquish and when everybody knows everybody, they also tend to get into everybody's business. That might not be the environment you want. In general, you get judged on how you behave: not your skin color or preferences.

But like the advice in another thread: find a job first, then look around the surrounding area for towns. Unless you're both retired, it's no good choosing the town first and then having to find the job: just like everywhere else, they're not always that easy to find.

[jakiedoodle]

They did not say they are looking for a "homosexual town".....
They are looking for a "gay-friendly" town, which is a HUGE difference from what you said. I see nothing wrong whatsoever with them coming on here asking our opinions as NH residents about what towns/cities in the state may be more open and accepting for their family to move to.
One of the reasons I moved to NH is because it seemed to be a much more down-to-earth, friendly, tolerant state than a lot of others. I've lived here for years and I personally feel that we should let everyone live their lives the way they want to -

"Live free or die".

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by nicandblair

Well we would like to stay in NH if possible and we are necessarily looking for a "gay town" just somewhere that is accepting or doesnt really care. We aren't the partying type so a gay night life isnt really important to us at all. We just want to raise our family in a safe place. Any other place suggestions in NH are welcome, it doesnt have to be Keene. I figure anywhere has to be better than Texas..right?

Nicandblair - I can't speak for other areas, but we live in northern NH and we personally know one gay and one lesbian couple up here. They don't have much of a problem from what we can see and by what they have said. They live their lives as "people" and by not "labeling" themselves, if that makes any sense.

From what we've seen since moving to the area in 2006, people are more interested in a person's character than they are in their sexual preference...as long as the people are sincere, productive (i.e. not trying to get something for nothing) and not trying to change the town's "core character" there are no problems. If it's like that up here, I would imagine areas south of us would be pretty much the same.

[JFRRACING]

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE..... OH TWO WOMEN YUMMY

[jakiedoodle]

too funny jfr...LOL

[nicandblair]

Originally Posted by nicandblair

Well we would like to stay in NH if possible and we are necessarily looking for a "gay town" just somewhere that is accepting or doesnt really care. We aren't the partying type so a gay night life isnt really important to us at all. We just want to raise our family in a safe place. Any other place suggestions in NH are welcome, it doesnt have to be Keene. I figure anywhere has to be better than Texas..right?

Whoa.. one missed word and a whole different meaning is taken. Im sorry we are NOT looking for a neccessarily gay town. Sorry guys.. I'm sure that didnt make any sense at all.

[nicandblair]

Ohh and thanks for all of the feedback, and yes we would love to not label ourselves either. Sometimes its just a minor setback that we have to and we have no intentions of changing the state or city or anything like that. That's the whole reason we want out of TX is to be somewhere different. We are waaayy to shy to start anything anyways lol.

[lisa g]

I will repeat what I said on the other thread w/similar theme about being able to live whatever lifestyle you choose in NH while living responsibly. The culture here is live free or die with a dose of common sense. Showy spectacles do not abound. You won't see the pride parades and such celebrating specific groups here like you would in Los Angeles, NY, Boston or VT even. There really is no ghetto style segregation housing-wise, aside from small localized pockets of international flavor in cities (population-wise, NH cities are on par w/many US suburbs, which may explain things). Speaking specifically about the gay lifestyle, it is rare to see even the simplest of public demonstrations. While I hesitate to call the entire state traditional, it generally does qualify as such in comparison to surrounding states. And while there certainly are professional cultural and creative events here, I have not seen any displays of public activism or toward one group's specific cause. Most people, regardless of sexual preference live their personal lives privately. That said, if you want to live quietly and responsibly, and are willing to integrate rather than transform your environment, you will have no problem in NH. But if you are looking to incorporate into a segregated group which toots its horn all the time, you won't find it here. Hopefully that helps!

[nicandblair]

Lisa g, sounds perfect to us. We have no intention of calling attention to ourselves. We would much rather live privately and quietly than to transform a small town to a place like NY. If we wanted to go to a parade we would just drive to Boston. We would be perfectly satisfied to just live.