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My partner has just been offered a dream job in downtown Honolulu. We are two haole men raising two adopted African-American boys. My sense from reading threads on this board is that Hawai'i is very diverse and accepting of racial diversity, but I haven't read much about the GLBT community and how accepting locals would be of our very nontraditional family.
I realize this is a complicated question to respond to because we are different in many ways. I am particularly concerned about how my AA boys would be treated in public elementary schools versus private schools.
Also, it would be really helpful to hear stories of how other LGBT families have navigated life on Oahu.
Hawaii is the most non traditional lifestyle acceptable place in the US. Odds are if you do have any issue, it's most likely going to be some tourist or recent transplant.
One thing to help you and for that any person who is a minority on the mainland is to not think everything negative is because of race, gender, sexualaty, etc. The big mistake many make is to be aware of their diffrence and assume anything that is a little negative was because of that diffrence.
Not a problem that we've seen on Maui. You may find more open humor directed at you because of being gay, but at some point you'll realize it's a symptom of being accepted versus judged. That is, you'll get ribbed for it, rather than the PC method of never mentioning it. You are welcome to tease back, and will get more laughter and respect if you do.
Neighbors are lesbian, with a shared-time daughter from one gal's previous lesbian relationship. Daughter was a meth baby and has some developmental challenges. All accepted by the neighborhood and the families of both gals, who visit frequently from upcountry.
Not being GLBT myself, can't speak to personal experiences, but can say my observations would lead to advising you that you'll be just fine. I grew up in the SF Bay Area, so can compare to there. Would say there is less of a defined community in that I don't know of any Castro area, folks are just more integrated into the same life everywhere.
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