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Hong Kong and Japan has a directory too. The best way is to have LGBTQ colleagues say you are. Voices from trans, women, people of colour, and folks with disabilities will count for more.

Show actively that you have policies such as gender neutral washrooms or benefits for same sex partners.

And if you have no lgbtq colleagues and are a really open company, It should reflect in your language. The really inclusive companies are obvious to those who are looking, such as what terminology you use, how your recruitment team phrases hiring copy, what Twitter accounts share.

How big is the demand for this and what types of clients would be in that position to know that they should do one but also trust a third-party to give an accurate assessment (without trying to upsell)?

Once you move in, make an active effort to meet people and get to know a place. :-)

I've spent the better part of the last ten years relocating.

The list of things you learn can grow long and every country is different.

My big tip is brace yourself for the admin and settling in. Admin as in basic things like getting official ID, social insurance registration (if applicable for that country), registering with the local city office. These are tedious, confusing, and sap all the excitement out of moving. Settling in is simplified with the tip below about moving with less.

But nonetheless, every little thing becomes big; for example when you get a flat, do you need to notify the various utilities departments to turn things back on? Where do you get furniture?

As boring and frustrating as it sounds, and hardly a welcome to the city, just take it in stride and every new way of doing things as a learning rather than "how much something doesn't make sense here". It's a one-off setup (at least if you stay), and you'll have plenty of time to make friends after. You might even be making friends with colleagues pretty quickly if you ask them for help moving furniture.

Good luck with the move and adventure!

>> In practice, they're often frustrated for years by the lack of infrastructure to work on their ideas, but live with it because life is good.

Definitely heard this problem for Silicon Valley returnees to some smaller markets.

Correct. I've used Netflix accounts in Canada, the US, Taiwan/HK, Japan, and the UK. They all have different content. But access the content is tied to the account's home region rather than your location (at least for the short term on trips).

It's about time someone reported it.