How lgbt friendly is it where you are ?

[James gold]

What would give it out of 10 ? I'm talking socially not just legally .i also understand there may be more accepting attitudes towards gays but more negative towards transgender people ? What country and city do you live in ? And any experiences you want to share .

[motion denied]

EDIT: I read it wrong. I'm dumb.

Not friendly at all. Dangerous, in fact. It's not rare to see homosexuals/bis, trans, transvestites, drag queens etc assaulted/killed in the news. And let's be honest, if it even reach the news it's because a LOT more is happening everyday. Any person minimally involved with "diversity" (idk how it is in English) activism can tell you that.

[RedWorker]

Spain is apparently the 1st country where homosexuality is most accepted according to surveys and has the most progressive laws, but I've always thought that homophobia is extremely prevalent, so it must be so much worse everywhere else.

[Fourth Internationalist]

I'd have to say, from my personal experience, it's at an 8 or 9 out of 10. I'm from New England though, so it's a pretty liberal area. Again, it's just my personal experience, and I'm sure I just don't see some of the homophobia that still exists here.

[Redistribute the Rep]

I live in Indiana. My town is pretty conservative overall but they are relatively pretty tolerant, especially the younger people. My friends who are gay do get some harrassment but I've never heard of any violence committed really.

[G4b3n]

It is terrible in north Florida. Employers can legally fire lgbt people for that reason alone and reactionary ignorance or plane out hatred is the rule not the exception.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

I'm in the Seattle metropolitan area, which is pretty LGBT friendly overall, both in attitudes and laws. It also has one of the largest LGBT communities in a US metropolitan area. I'd give it an 8 overall. Of course, even areas tending to the progressive usually have a conservative presence, too, so LGBT acceptance isn't universal.

[Jacky Hearts]

Fairly tolerant towards the lgb not so much to the t. Although since Caitlyn Jenner made the effectively physical transition I think we've all seen a lot of blatant transphobia

[Bala Perdida]

I live in the metro area where San Francisco is, so pretty tolerant I think. I'm not to much LGBTQ so I don't think I'm in a position to say how tolerant it is. Although I personally haven't seen anything that I would consider to harsh and my LGBTQ friends seem to be able to express themselves as they please. Even down here in the South Bay, were it gets more conservative than SF.

[Ro Laren]

I live near Buffalo. I'd say it's pretty tolerant, like a 7.5/10. Haven't really witnessed or experienced anything terrible. There's probably more of a negative attitude towards trans people, but I think the situation is slowly but surely improving.

[Armchair Partisan]

Very unfriendly, maybe about 3 or 4. There is minor (but often conditional, i.e. "just don't flaunt it too much") acceptance from center-left people, but the country (Hungary) is mostly divided between the populist, authoritarian right and the populist, authoritarian far right. A counter-march to the annual Gay Pride is traditional and not curtailed by the police at all. "Gay" is one of the most common insults around, and the last time I've had a friend who didn't have homophobic tendencies was in high school (which was a particularly liberal-minded place compared to the rest of the country). Transpeople would have it even worse, I've only seen or heard of very few of them and it is rare that they are viewed in a positive light. Obviously, you can forget about any sort of anti-discrimination laws.

[RedWorker]

Oh yep, it's even worse since Fidesz is in power. I believe they have even been behind the physical repression of pride events etc. Among many other shit actions.

[Sasha]

amsterdam, the netherlands, legally its pretty good, still some fucked up things (forced sterilization if you have transgender surgery for example) but in most i guess we are ahead of the world. everyday homophobia and gaybashings are still pretty common though, outside the big cities and within the major immigrant communities being LGBT is still a massive taboo.

[RedWorker]

amsterdam, the netherlands, legally its pretty good, still some fucked up things (forced sterilization if you have transgender surgery for example) but in most i guess we are ahead of the world. everyday homophobia and gaybashings are still pretty common though, outside the big cities and within the major immigrant communities being LGBT is still a massive taboo.

... What? What the fuck?

[Quail]

... What? What the fuck?

The Netherlands is far from alone in that respect sadly.

[Sasha]

... What? What the fuck?


oh yeah, i guess officially it is (or was) because c-sections are still seen here as an emergency procedure, not an alternative method of giving birth, but all opposition to change it is from the Christian and conservative right.
but long after our "first country to legalize same sex marriage we are so progressive" circle jerk we still had a ton of very discriminatory legal stuff like a higher age of consent for same sex couples, the non birthing partner in lesbian couples being forced to adopt the kids while in opposite sex relationships the male could always recognize the kids even while they where not biologically his, etc etc
most got or are getting fixed but we are not half as a shining example as the rest of the world (and us ourself) paint us out to be.

[Sinister Intents]

I'm in western New York, and out here it's seemingly generation dependent and varies per township. The town I'm currently near isn't LGBTQIAP friendly at all, and I only know of a few homosexual cisgender people living there. They seem to have a bit of community acceptance but I'm not sure. In the cities there's a great deal of acceptance, but the older folk not so much.

[Quail]

Sheffield is pretty lgbt-friendly as far as I'm aware. I'm sure homophobia exists, but I don't feel unsafe with my partner in public. I imagine it's probably less friendly for trans people because most places are. There's generally a lot more ignorance about trans issues than lgb issues.

[Zoop]

It's a cesspool of homophobia, racism, and bigotry.

[Philosophos]

Well I live in Bulgaria and I lived in Greece for most of my life and Ihave to say things are pretty conservative in both countries. In Sofia as a capital, most people don't really give a shit if you for example hold hands with your partner, but in smaller places they will definetely say something or show disapprovement.

Most people also will say some classical stuff like "I don't have a problem with gays, as long as they don't hit on me" or "as long as they are not next to me" or "as long as they keep it to themselves, something that pretty much shows that they do have a problem, but anyways.

So I will have to say something between 3 out of 10

[Comrade Jacob]

I'm in Central Scotland, it's supposed to be friendly but I don't go out much and mingle with the populous.

[Ceallach_the_Witch]

i don't leave the house much but hull seems pretty good considering its infamous for being a post-industrial slagheap

[The Intransigent Faction]

On the one hand, there is a publicly-funded Catholic school system which has actively tried to prevent students from forming "Gay-Straight Alliance" groups. There is a small but loud collection of religious reactionaries with a neo-Victorian attitude towards sexuality, posing of course as "concerned parents".

On the other hand: gay marriage is absolutely legal, there is an annual Gay Pride Parade with of course plenty of public attendance, the Premier is openly lesbian, and (!) a law was just passed that will ban so-called "conversion therapy" (which involves trying to 'turn LGBT kids straight').

Obviously, homophobia is not completely nonexistent anywhere, but where I live seems incredibly LGBT-friendly. The general attitude seems to be that homophobia is something "those backward American rednecks" embrace.

[BIXX]

Fairly queer friendly if you fit into a very specific narrative of queer

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

Believe it or not, Macon is actually pretty tolerant as far as LGBT stuff is concerned. There's a small but entrenched LGBT community that's pretty active. We also have a local UUA church that runs alot of the PFLAG-relate stuff.

[red-winter]

Being in the SF Bay Area, it's obviously pretty LGBTQ+ friendly. Lots of pride parades and a lot of people are extremely understanding of the struggle and such. However there is also a decent amount of ignorant people and reactionaries (i.e. the loud conservative minority that exists around here). At my school I've heard about some idiots arguing against gay marriage, but they get shut down quickly. Overall I'd give it like an 8 on a scale out of 10.

[BIXX]

Being in the SF Bay Area, it's obviously pretty LGBTQ+ friendly. Lots of pride parades and a lot of people are extremely understanding of the struggle and such. However there is also a decent amount of ignorant people and reactionaries (i.e. the loud conservative minority that exists around here). At my school I've heard about some idiots arguing against gay marriage, but they get shut down quickly. Overall I'd give it like an 8 on a scale out of 10.
While I understand the premise of the thread probably has more to do with how friendly your area is in a liberal sense, from a radical perspective I think most of these places sound like shit. Specifically I'm quoting RW because SF is s often seen as some fuckin' utopia for queer folks, but to see how truly friendly places are we just have to see what their connections within the queer communities to capital are- for example, I'm willing to bet that this or that bank takes a large roll in the pride marches every year (I know they have in my city)- that isn't queer friendly, that's making queer spaces capital friendly. It's not a benevolent support for queers, it's an invasion.

[Bala Perdida]

While I understand the premise of the thread probably has more to do with how friendly your area is in a liberal sense, from a radical perspective I think most of these places sound like shit. Specifically I'm quoting RW because SF is s often seen as some fuckin' utopia for queer folks, but to see how truly friendly places are we just have to see what their connections within the queer communities to capital are- for example, I'm willing to bet that this or that bank takes a large roll in the pride marches every year (I know they have in my city)- that isn't queer friendly, that's making queer spaces capital friendly. It's not a benevolent support for queers, it's an invasion.Also, as another person from the bay on this forum has pointed out, neighborhoods such as the Castro in SF have been heavily gentrified making it hostile to any queer people who don't already have some sort of advantage to them.

[red-winter]

While I understand the premise of the thread probably has more to do with how friendly your area is in a liberal sense, from a radical perspective I think most of these places sound like shit. Specifically I'm quoting RW because SF is s often seen as some fuckin' utopia for queer folks, but to see how truly friendly places are we just have to see what their connections within the queer communities to capital are- for example, I'm willing to bet that this or that bank takes a large roll in the pride marches every year (I know they have in my city)- that isn't queer friendly, that's making queer spaces capital friendly. It's not a benevolent support for queers, it's an invasion.

I agree wholeheartedly. You're pretty spot-on in the sense that it's obvious that now that it's become far more tolerant here, so various corporations can exploit this as a PR campaign - e.g. I saw an SF Old Navy store putting up pride colors in the shop window. Ahh the great myth of ethical consumerism. However there seems to be hope with a more revolutionary queer presence. For example, I've heard of queer-centered anarchist demostrations showing up in places like Oakland and SF. Alas, these aren't as big the corporate-backed events which, as you have stated, takes too much away from the actual issue that is supposedly being put forward.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Also, as another person from the bay on this forum has pointed out, neighborhoods such as the Castro in SF have been heavily gentrified making it hostile to any queer people who don't already have some sort of advantage to them.
Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood has been going the same way, sad to say.