For some ex-Texans, Seattle has become a haven. Victoria Scott, a trans woman and freelance writer, lived in Houston working as a programmer at NASA after college in 2018. After coming out as transgender, she said that she found both Houston and Texas hostile. Scott moved around and lived briefly in Reno, Nevada, before settling in Seattle with her wife at the end of 2023. In Seattle, Scott found the foundation she had long needed.

"It's done more for my day-to-day lived experience and mental health as a trans woman than basically any other thing I've ever done," Scott told Chron.

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[+] -15 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I have to take issue with the title. Lesbians are not trans, gay men are not trans. Isn’t it time to stop the Alphabet Soup that is LGBTQ?

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago*

    what’s wrong with it? cis lesbians and gay men are fleeing texas too is the point of the title

    9% of transgender people report they’ve actually moved to a different state since November 2024, as have 5% of all LGBTQ people

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