I just wanna rant about being so FAR from any lgbt events or groups, or any event for that matter that isnt rural specific which im not interested in.
It takes like hours to get to the city CBD. Any event that isnt in the CBD and we’re looking at 3 god damn hours.
I do make the 3 hour travel for DND (met them at uni) but holy shit it gets tiring. But they do let me stay over so it isnt too much of a hassle and its not super frequent.
Theres a social group I found recently buuuttt its late and takes again, 3 god damn hours. I would have to book a hotel, which I can afford so I suppose Ill suck it up but I hate how I have to pay extra. Its also once a month so I kinda need to budget on it being the responsible adult I am :(
Anyway rant over lol
Grew up in a rural area, can’t go back there now I’m out because it’s painfully conservative. Can I ask what keeps you in the countryside? It’s it affordability or just a love for the peace and beauty and nature?
In my city I can access a mutual support and friendship network of hundreds of trans folks, I can go to bars with gender neutral or trans inclusive bathrooms, I could go play in the friendly t-girls vs t-boys football matches, the skate meetups, the sober picnics, the bar socials, gaming groups, all organised by and for queer and trans folks. I can access free emergency hrt mutual aid groups, free blood testing clinics. I wouldn’t give that up for the world.
If I went back to my home town I could never go out anywhere, and if I did I’d have to eat shitass terrible food and get sneered at by pink faced morons who’s favourite topic of conversation is how they don’t “believe in woke”.