An idea - the Queer State Project

[sophiaserpentia]

The Free State Project is a movement that is gathering the promises of 20,000 libertarians, to move to New Hampshire once enough people have been assembled.

The idea is that 20,000 libertarians converging on New Hampshire would create a large enough contingent to be able to affect the laws of the state.

Suppose... suppose a large number of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered, intersex, pagan, and poly people all moved to the same state, until a saturation point was reached. At that point we woul be a large enough community to affect state policy, or were even a majority. A place where we knew that, no matter what, we were welcome and accepted, where we could live as we wish without fear of reprisal and bigotry.

By estimate, we make up 5-10% of the population. Heck, we could take over several states.

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[logos801.livejournal.com]

A place where we knew that, no matter what, we were welcome and accepted, where we could live as we wish without fear of reprisal and bigotry.

That place already exists - Midtown Atlanta. I love the metro area because it's very diverse and very accepting. Sure, the ol' South has a reputation for wackieness - my current home Lawrenceville is best known for shooting Larry Flynt - but Midtown is great.

Got to be bigger than a ghetto

[publius-aelius.livejournal.com]

I used to live in Mid-town Atlanta--before I went to Asia for ten years--and, sure, it was great, but it also felt like living in some kind of ghetto, because every time I went out beyond Atlanta's periphery I felt like I was going to get whacked just for looking queer.

Re: Got to be bigger than a ghetto

[logos801.livejournal.com]

every time I went out beyond Atlanta's periphery I felt like I was going to get whacked just for looking queer.

When were you last in Atlanta? If it's been ten years then boy the city has changed. The Midtown area is a LOT larger and most of the outlying communities now have a similar vibe. One of the many reasons I love it here. Although I consider myself straight people usually tag me as "ambiguously gay", so I tend to be sensitive to hostile vibes.