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.
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.
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.