Here in Minnesota my experience has been pretty good, at least in the urban areas. Not so much in rural areas.

And I unfortunately live in a rural area though. It’s pretty much just grumpy old people here and they are extremely redneck, but they usually just ignore me. I ended up quitting my job at a small local store because there were certain people that made me feel like my life was in jeopardy every time they came in. Hot-headed extremely conservative old men that always had multiple visible guns on them, and they were always a pita to deal with.

The other thing that sucks is that ever since I realized that I’m queer I’ve had absolutely zero irl social life and that is a huge drain on me mentally. I wish I could drive to the city but the DMV here has been a hot mess ever since covid happened, although I finally got an appointment to take my test off of a cancellation. It’s my 5th try (I know) but I’m so much more confident now since starting e. Hopefully I can pass and get out of the shitty town I live in.