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From the perspective of an outsider (I don't live in Briar Creek, and I'm strait, but open minded), I'd say it's a non-issue, but that you are also picking the kind of neighborhood that is likely to be fairly conservative. I think that most people are right, you won't experience any "trouble", but it would not suprise me to find that some people will have absolutely ZERO interest in you. Maybe that's OK, but if you're looking for a place where you totally fit in, then I'd consider a more progressive community (Chapel Hill, Pittsborro, Five Points in Raleigh, and many, MANY other communities).
My only point is that if you are looking for a place where it's a "non-issue", then you have almost unlimited choices. If you are looking for a place that is more progressive, and where people will welcome you into their houses as "people", rather than "a lesbian couple", then you should flush out a little more info about Briar Creek before making your decision.
My opinion, and meant to be helpful. Hope it is....
I've lived in B creek almost a year. And almost 10 years in the Raleigh area.
As others have said, it's a non-issue and most people really don't care. It's a term of how "friendly" you're talking about. If your looking for specific places that are gay only with other gay couples, then you might have to seek out specific clubs and communities.
I find people pretty tolerant in Raleigh. Lots of Northern folks- NY, PA, Jersey, ETC are now NC residents and that's a big factor. 3/4 of the people I run into in NC aren't locals. They moved here for new jobs, a good economy, great weather, reasonable housing & lower taxes. The NC area is hard to beat when you take all those things into play.
You could have more of a problem in the Deep South, as people are set in their ways more and there are less transplants there.
You should be fine here as long as you have reasonable expecations. The US has come a long way in the last 10-15 years with being more tolerant of the gay community.
And it will probably only continue to get better for everybody.
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