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particular-potatoe t1_jdje9ob wrote

MA will continue to be a trans friendly space in the future most likely. Even our previous republican governor didn’t veto bathroom bills some years ago. HOWEVER, there are some spots in the state that trans people do not want to live in. Anywhere in the Boston metro area will be fine though. Is moving to Boston a good idea? Depends how much money you have.

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tokhar t1_jdjenv3 wrote

I’d add anywhere around the 5 college area in Western Mass is probably great too. (E.g around Amherst).

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SeasonalBlackout t1_jdjhe9q wrote

Second this. Northampton, Amherst, Hadley and surrounding towns are pretty liberal.

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Quiet-Ad-12 t1_jdjlsp2 wrote

The cape is likely to be very friendly too

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phonesmahones t1_jdjz7s8 wrote

Especially lower Cape (e.g, Provincetown)

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dskippy t1_jdkyry4 wrote

Provincetown is one of my favorite places ever. Famously a gay refuge when refuge was necessary. Now a party beach town. They should definitely visit. But that place had very few jobs and it's incredibly expensive. It's mostly a vacation town for extremely wealthy people.

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The-Appointed-Knight t1_jdjzm7h wrote

Moved to Holyoke because it’s a few minutes drive from Northampton and real estate a lot more affordable. Great city all on its own, downtown mills coming back!

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Ok_Translator_7026 t1_jdk1k0p wrote

I was getting my Jeep worked on to make it Mass inspection ready when we moved here. We were in Holyoke and like 50 cops came from parked unmarked cars and stormed what I think was an apartment complex. The guys at the Jeep place said it was just another day. 😆😆

Other than that what we have experienced when in Holyoke has been nice. I

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