I'm trans and live in Central Mass. I feel safe at all times, I feel accepted and a sense of belonging at work (IT department of a large Boston based company) and I see people like us when I'm out in the world.

Last summer I was teaching my kid to swim at Walden and saw a group of twenty something trans folk having the time of their lives, swimming and laughing and filled with joy.

It was the moment I realized how much better my life had gotten since moving up here.

You're unlikely to find acceptable housing for $1200 or less. I live in the area and pay $1600 for a 2BR this year, up over a hundred dollars a month from last year.