The Bay Area has an unusually left-leaning political culture, more so than almost any other place in the U.S. This on the one hand gets you Berkeley’s riots, and on the other hand gets you (for example) more queer/trans acceptance than anywhere else in the U.S.
Being in a more politically divided/centrist place might be better in some ways, but it would also be less full of queer community and resources and events, and possibly less accepting too.
This is a very US-centric perspective. That dynamic is just not how it works over here. We don’t have a bible belt and most people have been atheist for two generations now. There’s a reason Richard Dawkins doesn’t preach here.
Manchester has the third highest LGBT percentage after Brighton and London, according to the measures I can find. As such, there are plenty of queer/trans/kink/poly events & resources.
Arguably Manchester is better than the Bay Area for this in some regards e.g. harassment on public transit, which is particularly relevant for nonwhite trans people who don’t pass very well.
This is a very US-centric perspective. That dynamic is just not how it works over here. We don’t have a bible belt and most people have been atheist for two generations now. There’s a reason Richard Dawkins doesn’t preach here.
Manchester has the third highest LGBT percentage after Brighton and London, according to the measures I can find. As such, there are plenty of queer/trans/kink/poly events & resources.
Arguably Manchester is better than the Bay Area for this in some regards e.g. harassment on public transit, which is particularly relevant for nonwhite trans people who don’t pass very well.