Find a new city
This jumped out at me:<p>&gt; “I’m trans, so I need to live somewhere progressive so I feel safe day-to-day and don’t feel like I’m going to get beat up for using the wrong restroom.”<p>This is a pretty damn good reason to live somewhere like Seattle or Boston, and a pretty damn good reason not to live somewhere like (edit:) North Carolina or Tennessee or Georgia. The reality is that many of us are limited by not wanting to live in a city or state that basically wants us dead. The fact that tech companies tend to be clustered around progressive, blue areas is a major advantage.<p>It&#x27;s easy to say &quot;just move to the middle of nowhere!&quot; if you&#x27;re privileged enough to not worry about these things. But some of us kind of want to keep our asses safe and, honestly, alive.