Moving to MN to find a more supportive state

We're all in this together means we all help when and where we can. Good luck and safe travels.

Minnesota is a great state for healthcare. I grow up in Rochester, MN and all of my health care is at Mayo Clinic.
Using Uber or Lyft is good in Rochester, MN. Rochester have good transportation options.
There are bus routes and other options too.

I am a proud Minnesotan and enjoy living here. I have felt supported as a trans person and have rarely experienced any form of discrimination in person (online is a totally different animal no matter where you live).

We are not without our drawbacks (cold weather, road construction due to said cold weather). However, the education opportunities are top notch, health care is much better than the national norms. We also love the outdoors a lead the nation on several quality of life measurements.

While change is hard, even worse when you are forced out, you could do a lot worse than our amazing state of MN. And I'll let you in on another secret, the more folks that come here, the stronger we get!

Feel free to reach out. You can find me through my substack, https://clararies.substack.com/

-Clara

I'm also from Oklahoma! I'm Eastern Shawnee tribe and I often wish I could be closer to my tribe but the anti lgbtqi laws and the general atmosphere keep me from moving back home.
I currently live in Denver but have been considering a move to either Minnesota or upstate New York a couple of hours outside of New York City. While Colorado is generally lgbtqi friendly, it has its own idiosyncrasy in that it feels like it has that small town vibe where despite living here for almost 20 years I am still," that new guy that moved here from elsewhere" lol.
I've been leaning towards Minnesota as well because I feel like I have a complex array of medical conditions...( Primary biliary cholangitis, trans man, and cervical stenosis and other issues with my spine, long covid) And I know that Mayo clinic has very good resources for all of these issues.
I have three or four friends that have moved to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area and all of them have given glowing reviews of people being welcoming, forming good friendships and community and feeling like it is a generally diverse and welcoming community.
Because I enjoy fostering dogs and horses I am hoping that I can find somewhere within a reasonable distance to healthcare and stores and other necessities,but still have a acre or two. I've been trying to lurk around real estate forums and get a picture of what housing costs might be like.
If you do move I would be very interested in your impressions of what the area is like.