I live in the Colorado springs area. It is pretty LGBTQ+ friendly. The only thing that is mildly annoying, is that there are no LGBTQ+ centers in the immediate area. I absolutely love it here!
Thanks Geochick96, I saw that there is a meetup group there for lesbians that has a bunch of members and the COL is lower than Denver. I was nervous of the republican base there, but I keep hearing lots of nice things about the city.
I've been wanting to move to Colorado in the next year or two. So Colorado Springs is a nice place to live? I'm scoping out potential places to settle down and buy a home in the next 5-10 years since I've always loved Colorado. I don't want to live in Denver, but probably near it.
I live in the area of Boulder, about a 30 minute drive north of Denver. The entire area is very liberal and LGBTQ+ friendly.
I grew up in Fort Collins, it's definitely more conservative than Boulder. Since it's considered a swing state, I'd say Ft. Collins and Northern CO in general are more conservative-leaning than most of the Denver metro area.
Colorado Springs is, in my opinion, a great place to live. It is pretty liberal (not as much as the Denver metro area, I think). I personally haven't heard of any anti-lgbtq republican activity( or any anti-equality activity), but I pretty much keep to myself, so take my words with a grain of salt. When Trump came to UCCS to campaign, most of the people that showed up were against him. I am glad that you want to move to Colorado myheartincheck, I think you would love it here; if you are wanting to stay around (but not in) Denver, you could look around Castle Rock or Parker, if that is to far you could try the metro area around Denver. ---------- Post added 1st Dec 2016 at 10:35 PM ---------- Ouick addition, in general, the farther north you go the more expensive housing is going to be
My cousin lives there with his family. They seem to really like it. Thanks for the tips. I live in a super red state. I'd like to live somewhere a little more open minded. Plus there is so much to do there, and there's a major airport nearby, which is important since my parents live in California. That way, when either of us fly out, it's only one flight instead of two. It's amazing how big a difference in time that can make LoL
Yeah I know with my own family, when people fly in, the highway makes it really quick and easy to get to DIA, it basically tells you on every sign "this many miles/exits to airport" ---------- Post added 1st Dec 2016 at 10:46 PM ---------- There is a ton of things to do as well; hiking, biking, trail running, climbing, and camping if you like being outside.
The housing prices in Colorado Springs are sooooooo much better than the other cities (with the exception of Peublo, but it still gets hot there). I really appreciate all the replies. I wanted to know specifically more about Colorado Springs, and it's really looking like a good place to live.
I love in Durango, Colorado. It's mostly LGBT friendly, but I have had a few negative experiences. We have an LGBT center called 'Rainbow Youth Center' that I go to every week. It focuses on providing services for LGBT youth, and is just an awesome place where we can hangout for a few hours and be our queer selves
I've spent a fair amount of time in Boulder for work. I loved it there. Came very close to moving there, but we couldn't get funding for the relocation expenses. Lots of outdoors stuff to do, very liberal, and so much good beer.
