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Old 12-15-2009, 09:39 AM
 
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I've met a lot of organ players from Baylor.
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Old 12-15-2009, 11:53 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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I've met a lot of organ players from Baylor.
They are transplants; gay people aren't natives here in Waco!
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Old 12-15-2009, 12:52 PM
 
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Houston is friendly to everyone.
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Old 12-15-2009, 04:23 PM
 
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I think most friendly cities are across state lines
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Old 12-15-2009, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
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I haven't heard that either! Interesting. The only thing I've heard about the LGBT population in both cities is that Houston seems to have a few more lesbians while Dallas appeals slightly more to gay men. No idea if it's true or not, that's just what I heard.
I guess I wouldn't totally disagree. I go out on the scene in Houston a lot. If you ever watch Mexican comedy shows, trannies actually quite common (on the ones I've seen). (I've asked my boyfriend why...so many times.) Houston has quite a few Mexicans and a generally accepting population.
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Old 12-15-2009, 08:19 PM
 
Location: South Park, San Diego
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I'm very pleased and somewhat surprised by the evident tolerance of what at least seems to be a good portion of the urbanites of Texas, and with the election of the new mayor in Houston it is has shifted my mind-set of what Texas is.

Coming from another big state where the blatant stereotypes are also based on the few, I must unfortunately admit being biased by some of stereotypes of Texas- "Friday night football and Saturday night ***-bashing". I have to check myself and remember that just about every person I have met from Texas I absolutely adore for their friendliness and great spirit- and many of them are gay.

So, while I still might be run out of rural towns by the redneck locals in certain parts of the state-(I'm joking, but at least admit it, there are some haters) I think I need to realize that I would probably have a great time visiting many of your cities and meet a whole bunch more of some friendly Texans to push many of those negative stereotypes right out of my head. Of course, as a couple in our 40s and having been together 23 years we probably wouldn't even visit a Gay bar, but we do like progressive and dynamic neighborhoods and friendly folks of all persuasions and it certainly seems Texas has that in spades.

Ok, ...about another Texas stereotype (this probably should be another thread but hopefully it will now be received as less of a Troll comment than just a friendly jab to be disproven) is it true that no one in Texas walks? ;-)
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Old 12-15-2009, 09:00 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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I'm very pleased and somewhat surprised by the evident tolerance of what at least seems to be a good portion of the urbanites of Texas, and with the election of the new mayor in Houston it is has shifted my mind-set of what Texas is.

Coming from another big state where the blatant stereotypes are also based on the few, I must unfortunately admit being biased by some of stereotypes of Texas- "Friday night football and Saturday night ***-bashing". I have to check myself and remember that just about every person I have met from Texas I absolutely adore for their friendliness and great spirit- and many of them are gay.

So, while I still might be run out of rural towns by the redneck locals in certain parts of the state-(I'm joking, but at least admit it, there are some haters) I think I need to realize that I would probably have a great time visiting many of your cities and meet a whole bunch more of some friendly Texans to push many of those negative stereotypes right out of my head. Of course, as a couple in our 40s and having been together 23 years we probably wouldn't even visit a Gay bar, but we do like progressive and dynamic neighborhoods and friendly folks of all persuasions and it certainly seems Texas has that in spades.

Ok, ...about another Texas stereotype (this probably should be another thread but hopefully it will now be received as less of a Troll comment than just a friendly jab to be disproven) is it true that no one in Texas walks? ;-)
Excellent post! We´d be happy to have you drop on by to see our cities and get a feel for Texas as it is

And to your last question - sadly, walking in most parts of our metro areas is hard to impossible. That is slowly changing as the movement to revitalize downtowns and other dense areas is picking up steam, but outside of these areas, yea, driving is a must.
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Old 12-15-2009, 10:48 PM
 
Location: Knox - Henderson
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Ok, ...about another Texas stereotype (this probably should be another thread but hopefully it will now be received as less of a Troll comment than just a friendly jab to be disproven) is it true that no one in Texas walks? ;-)
I can't speak for the other cities, but in Dallas there are several walkable areas with lots of residential options. They are Downtown Welcome to Downtown Dallas, Uptown Uptown Dallas - Main, Knox-Henderson Knox/Henderson Guide on Citysearch® and Oak Lawn. I couldn't find a website for Oak Lawn specifically, but it's about 2 miles north of Downtown and it's the largest gayborhood in Dallas (think Hillcrest in San Diego). Dallas also has a growing light rail system which will get you to a lot of places DART.org - DART Rail System Map. But Dallas is still a very spread out place, so you would most likely need to have a car here.
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:56 PM
 
Location: South Park, San Diego
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I can't speak for the other cities, but in Dallas there are several walkable areas with lots of residential options. They are Downtown Welcome to Downtown Dallas, Uptown Uptown Dallas - Main, Knox-Henderson Knox/Henderson Guide on Citysearch® and Oak Lawn. I couldn't find a website for Oak Lawn specifically, but it's about 2 miles north of Downtown and it's the largest gayborhood in Dallas (think Hillcrest in San Diego). Dallas also has a growing light rail system which will get you to a lot of places DART.org - DART Rail System Map. But Dallas is still a very spread out place, so you would most likely need to have a car here.
Well, whether or not ya'll walk, it apparently isn't because you don't have walkable cities. Inputting the top four Texas cities into Walkscore.com yields a perfect 100 pts for Austin, (Nice!) an impressive 92 for both Houston and San Antonio, and a modest but not bad 66 for Dallas. Now I don't think walkscore accounts for weather- which, from what I've heard, can be brutal sometimes- but I'm impressed!

I guess the reputation comes from the majority of Texans who live in the suburbs (as do most Americans) and couldn't function for a day without their car. And since I would rather deal with suspicious rednecks in the country (I grew up in the country and worked several summers on a large family farm in Nebraska-I can handle country) than ever visit the suburbs of Texas (or anywhere, Yawn!) then I'm all the more ready about paying ya'll a visit sometime.
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Old 12-16-2009, 05:01 PM
 
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My walk score for my current address in Junius Heights near Lakewood Shopping Center in East Dallas: 74

Previous address near Knox-Henderson in Cochran Heights: 75

My homeplace in the Lakewood area: 80

Where I lived when I was born (northern part of Lakewood): 45 - but I could walk to White Rock Lake.

Dallas top 10% is 85.
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