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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by ambivalents on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:05PM (#25338976)
There's a difference between mere acceptance (legal and social), and ability to flourish, no? And banning conversion therapy, that seems like a super low bar for LGBT friendliness. I am merely tolerated where I currently live, but when I was in the SFBA I had a whole community, recurring events, and there was much more visiblity to LGBT people than there is where I am now.
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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by ahhname on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:17PM (#25339087)
Yes, there is a difference between acceptance and ability to flourish. However, I found that ability to flourish is absolutely there and personally don't have that feeling of being simply tolerated. It's certainly possible where you live.
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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by ambivalents on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:18PM (#25339107)
I'm glad you've found that. I'm sure it's possible here too, although with more effort, but with pandemic, and my general introverted nature, it's been very hard to do.
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