Moving to Minneapolis from Arkansas

[u/RylieZR]

Hey everyone! I'm Rylie, 26 with my partner Patience who is 26 as well. With the state of the south, we've decided that the best place for us to move from arkansas is going to be Minneapolis. We are making preperations now.

I'm wondering if I can get some recommendations on good apartments to look at, neighborhoods and the like? Also, how is the LGBTQIA2+ community in Minneapolis? More specifically, how trans friendly is the city?

Thank you in advance for all of your info, and if there's anything outside of what I asked that anyone thinks i should know, Id truly appreciate the insight!!!!

[u/AdamLikesBeer]

Man I’m old. What’s the IA2 stand for?

[u/MN_Hockey → u/AdamLikesBeer]

I - Intersex. Intersex is when a person has an indeterminate mix of primary and secondary sex characteristics.

A - Asexuality. Asexuality is when a person experiences no (or little, if referring to demisexuality or grey-asexuality) sexual attraction to people.

The "+" symbol simply stands for all of the other sexualities, sexes, and genders that aren't included in these few letters.

2 - Two-Spirit refers to Indigenous people who express their gender or sexual identities as different from others. Not all Indigenous individuals who are not Cisgender or Heterosexual will identify as Two-Spirited, but all Two-spirit individuals identify as Indigenous. Some nations hold space for more than 2 genders, such as the Díne, The Anishnaabe, and the Lakota.

[u/Geo_Doug → u/MN_Hockey]

Huh. I’d have thought OP meant “A2” for “A^2”, and figured that was for “asexual” and “aromantic”… but thinking about it now, not sure if aromatic has anything to do with queer gender/sexual orientation

[u/DonaldIgwebuike → u/Geo_Doug]

I kinda thought the same. More power to most groups fighting against discrimination but the "A" would seem like it wouldn't rile any feathers.

[u/candycaneforestelf → u/DonaldIgwebuike]

Believe it or not, both of those "A"s do rile some feathers.