Which cities if any are safer for transexuals and the LGBT community?

Answer 1

The larger the city, the more common transexuals and LGBT people are. The more common they are, the more accepted they are.

Answer 2

This is a difficult question to answer. It is not simply the city, but society and legislation that determine the safety for LGBT communities. When looking for a safe city, you must first look at the laws for the state. Forty four states and the District of Columbia have anti-hate crime laws, however only 24 states and the District of Columbia include sexual orientation in their legislation. This means that the other 26 states do not recognize crimes against people based on sexual orientation as a Hate Crime (Bias Crime) and therefore the punishment for these crimes isn't severe. In 2005, law enforcement agencies reported 1,171 hate crime offenses based on sexual- orientation bias.
Of the single-bias hate crime offenses reported:
56.0 percent were motivated by racial bias.
15.7 percent were motivated by religious bias.
14.0 percent were motivated bisexual-orientation bias.
13.7 percent were motivated by ethnicity or national origin bias.
0.6 percent were biases against disability.

The percentage has increased since 1995 by 3-4 percent but that is mostly associated with it being recognized as a hate crime by more and more states. Keep in mind that if the state doesn't recognize crime based on sexual-orientation as a hate crime, then it would have most likely been reported as a lesser crime not associated with bias.

Now that I have rambled on about state laws and legislation, the primary concern for choosing a location that is safe is support and acceptance. You are always safer in numbers and will always be safer in an area where society is more tolerant. Society has allot of growing to do yet but and needs to be more open minded. Ignorance is no excuse for intolerance. Acceptance is all that anyone really wants and no one has the rights of judgment over another for the way they choose to live their lives. My mind is open and all are accepted in my heart. My humble opinion-Wayward Souls.

Answer 3

I don't think there is any way of knowing, really. You'd have to know two things: (1) how many LGBT people in each city, and (2) the number of bashings committed against LGBT people.

The first is impossible to know, and the second is very difficult to know because most bashings committed against LGBT people are never reported. Even when reported, law enforcement are often very reluctant to classify it as a hate crime. (Yes, I know all violent attacks on people are hateful, but that's just the term we use.)

Also, I believe that people mistakenly assume that it's less likely to be a target of a hate crime if you're in an area with large numbers of LGBT people. On the contrary, I have found that it's more likely to be harassed when you're in an area where there are lots of gay people and transgendered people.
Think about it: if you want to target LGBT people, you'd go where you're likely to find them. I've never been harassed in the suburbs, but have been in areas like West Hollywood.

Answer 4

larger cities on the East Coast, espescially Washington DC, Atlanta, Miami, ...NYC is too big and lonely, but certainly safer than cities in the mid west. In California, San Francisco has it all with little or no judgements passed. Los Angeles is NOT friendly to cross dressers. San Diego is ok. Fort Lauderdale is good. Best to you, stay the hell out of the Mid West (except Chicago..pretty open in Chicago. )

Answer 5

San Francisco

Answer 6

the bigger the city, the more people there
it is easier to hide/brend with in the bigger community
this is world wide in all cities

i live in a town with about one hundred thousand people there is only two known transsexuals here i don't know the other
so i find my self a little bit alone at times
but thanx to the internet i know a lot of people all over the world and use them to help me in the little ways i need from time to time
i like to live in the country this town seems small enough for me live in and yet big enough to be blended
i am happy with that

Answer 7

San Fransisco,
Also, I think that Columbus Ohio is pretty good... There's a pretty big population here, plus, the Ohio State University has the first fraternity for LGBT and friends.

Answer 8

Why carry out a little people hate....era? in case you opt for the whole community via this one guy or woman, you're portray each and all of the community, your self secure, as haters. Being MtF, you're area of that "T" in LGBT. you detect haters everywhere, the trick is to ignore with reference to the mosquito whine till it is going away.

Answer 9

I love the list that Orbitz put together for recommended destinations for gay travel. The same would apply if you lived in those cities... and besides, if you're going to move, you might as well live in a place gays flock TO for vacations!

Answer 10

well I live in the gay village in Vancouver BC so I can only talk about that...but seems safe here...I see them on the street all the time.