So many LGBTQ Texans are moving to this city, it may declare an 'emergency'
www.chron.com
Seattle is one of the many places that transgender Texans are resettling after fleeing their home state.

For some ex-Texans, Seattle has become a haven. Victoria Scott, a trans woman and freelance writer, lived in Houston working as a programmer at NASA after college in 2018. After coming out as transgender, she said that she found both Houston and Texas hostile. Scott moved around and lived briefly in Reno, Nevada, before settling in Seattle with her wife at the end of 2023. In Seattle, Scott found the foundation she had long needed.

“It’s done more for my day-to-day lived experience and mental health as a trans woman than basically any other thing I’ve ever done,” Scott told Chron.

  • TheGoldenV@lemmy.world
    42·
    1 day ago

    Seattle is good. Tacoma is cheaper and also good. Probably not cheaper than Texas, but everyone is welcome.

    Been seeing more trans people in my travels, but idk if that’s due to influx or people just feeling more comfortable.

    • FirstCircle@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      1 day ago

      I somethings fantasize about moving back to the Puget Sound area. I wouldn’t want to pay Seattle prices so would probably be looking at the South Sound. I lived in Tumwater for a year and it was bland but Olympia is liberal and a bit weird so that’s probably where I’d be looking. Bonus for the still-employed: state jobs, bonus for me: already got a paid-up membership to the food co-op there.

        • FirstCircle@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          5 hours ago

          Excellent suggestion. Used to love driving/riding that way and stopping in Poulsbo at the Poulsbohemian coffee shop … which seems to be closed now! WTF! :-( I remember liking Poulsbo’s small-town hippie vibe and it’s about the same size as the small hippie town I grew up in in Vermont. Bremerton was not cool at all (military vibe) but maybe it’s changed. I used to imagine the Peninsula to be the home of rednecks and wealthy retirees but I’ll have to check out the R.E. scene this weekend on Zillow. Tnx.

          • GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world
            2·
            3 hours ago

            Bremerton has started to revitalize the downtown, pedestrianising streets and such. Its better than it used to be. I’ve been wanting a lightrail to replace the 303 running down east bremerton over the warren ave bridge to improve the traffic situation with the shipyard.

      • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        There’s a decent spot in Lake Forest Park but we could certainly use an influx.