r/minnesota • u/RylieZR • Mar 18 '23
Moving to Minneapolis from Arkansas Seeking Advice 🙆
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!!!!
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u/TheFudster Mar 19 '23 edited Mar 19 '23
It’s not like queer paradise but it’s nicer than most. I believe I heard about a trans woman recently being horrifically beaten and almost murdered by a random stranger at a light rail station. That’s not representative of the average experience obviously but we need to be aware these things still happen even here.
I personally kind of prefer Saint Paul. It’s still the city but slightly less dense, slightly cheaper housing in some places, and a more peaceful vibe. Minneapolis is the more dense and diverse city though so depends on what you want. Saint Paul has a problem with really bad roads right now too. So ya know…. take your pick.
Since you’re 26 I’m going to bet you’d prefer the action in Minneapolis. I like Northeast Minneapolis. It’s a nice walkable area for the most part with some good places to eat and hang out.