Wondering if Houston as a whole is accepting of gay people? Are the suburbs of Houston accepting? Does Houston have a good crime rate and where are the best places/side of Houston to live? Also what are the areas to avoid there becasuse of crime rates? Thanks
Houston is actually a very gay friendly city, with a lot of recreational spaces open to the community, especially in the Montrose area and other areas near the center. As most suburbs in any major city, they are mostly quiet and impersonal, and you can definitely keep to yourself if that s what you choose to do. However, if you want more of a sense of community, live in Montrose, which is the historically gay neighborhood turned gentrified hip area of Houston. There is also a lot of fun things to do around the Heights, Midtown, Museum district, Rice U, Upper Kirby, River Oaks, Downtown, EaDo (East of downtown), and Eastwood. Lots of historical, cute neighborhoods and sporadic pockets of culture. As in any city, the center is more accepting of alternative lifestyles. I personally prefer the center to the suburbs (of course!). Houston is very friendly and welcoming to all sorts of people, and I love that!Edit: I forgot to mention that we just elected Annise Parker to our mayoral office, who is the second openly gay mayor of a large city in the US. That should let you know a little bit of how accepting this wonderful city is! Good luck!
I can tell you it s probably NOT going to be accepting. Texas as a whole is a VERY conservative state and they really don t take homosexuality well. My college friend is gay and they moved from Kashmere Gardens in Houston (5 months ago) back to New Mexico. If you are going to move to Texas (Houston area), don t live close to the city and keep a low profile. As far as Crime goes-Crime varies. Property crime is much higher than violent crime but their local crime rate is higher than National averages.Hope that helps! Be safe!
For the most part. There are a lot of openly gay people in River Oaks where I used to live next to Montrose which has a lot of gay lesbian bars. It s not like San Francisco but you won t be shot or hung by rednecks like in some places. Avoid the southwest side (I.E. Sharpstown area), Southeast side by the Hobby Airport, Anything ending in ward, also Acres Homes, Spring Branch anywhere off Airline, Crosstimbers, Yale, Jensen, Harwin, or Fondren. Best but sometimes expensive areas are Sugarland, Clear Lake, Memorial, Kingwood, Woodlands, Tanglewood Cinco Ranch.
I think Houston is a very friendly city. If you are aware of the fact the city is made up of a wide variety of people, and everyone reacts to things differently, then you won t be surprised. I think Houston suffers from an outdate reputation that no longer reflects what a great city it is and the opportunities it offers.
Yes. We just elected the first openly gay Mayor of a large city, Annise Parker. Houston is a city which is very accepting of most anyone. The suburbs are mostly young families but most will be pretty accepting too. Houston is huge, 600 sq. miles, so you need to figure out where you will be working, then ask us for good areas near that. If you have a choice, Montrose has the highest concentration of gays with lots of gay bars and is centrally located. Crime is no worse than any other city of the same size.
gays i know happen to be all friendly.it s 21st century, who gives a blank?
yeah, its accepting.there are parts that are more accepting-montrose, and parts that are less-but overall yeah
The suburbs are probably not the best idea...
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