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Looking for suggestions on gay retirement cities. (Original Post) Nobel_Twaddle_III Jul 2024 OP
I have family friends in Desert Hot Springs, Ca Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #1
America's Best Cities for Gay-Friendly Retirement emulatorloo Jul 2024 #2
The list sounds great for visiting, but who wants to go there to retire? Biophilic Jul 2024 #4
Good question! N/t gay texan Jul 2024 #3
If you are into a rural life WhiteTara Jul 2024 #5
That is too rural for me on google maps Nobel_Twaddle_III Jul 2024 #7
... WhiteTara Jul 2024 #8
my sister and her wife live near Boston.... democratsruletheday Jul 2024 #6
Eastern Mass TommyT139 Jul 2024 #9

Joinfortmill

(16,353 posts)
1. I have family friends in Desert Hot Springs, Ca
Mon Jul 22, 2024, 08:29 PM
Jul 2024

They've been there for 20 years. They love it. I've never been myself

Nobel_Twaddle_III

(325 posts)
7. That is too rural for me on google maps
Mon Jul 22, 2024, 09:04 PM
Jul 2024

Important things to me.
Need a Doctor that would not have issues with gay patients.
Be able to go out once in a while.
Be able to develop a new "family".
I like my Costco.
Never know when you might need a part time job.

TommyT139

(689 posts)
9. Eastern Mass
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 08:45 PM
Jul 2024

Eastern Mass is awesome - great healthcare (including attention to older LGBTQ concerns, social services, etc,)), legal protections, easy to get from urban/suburban to rural/parkland. Very decent public transportation. In general, the big downside is cost of living.

Am I tired of paying extra for civil rights and culture? Why yes. But I would never live in a red state.

There are parts of Western Mass that are more affordable, with varying levels of queer community depending on what letter(s) one occupies.

Winters have been very very mild, too, which is another common downside. Climate change.

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