LGBT

That's my personal judgment, but I moved out of Florida in 2020, and have a trans son who lives near Ocala (and is planning to leave the state next year). I also still have connections to a church in Gainesville that probably has 150-200 gay members.

There are two issues, stochastic nonstate violence and state violence. Rogue violence against gay men is still rare, probably not any worse than Eastern NC. State violence is a bully type thing, they go after the people they can control, state employees, students, etc. Much more directed at trans than cis, and at least presently more performative than not.

I don't particularly want to spend more time there than necessary, and I cut my usual two week trip to one and am only going to see my mom and son et al.

I am torn about what precautions to take. My son increasingly avoids the Panhandle, travel along some of the center rural roads (17, 27, 301), and doesn't make stops in small stores or businesses. But his situation is more complicated due to bathroom and other trans and physical appearance (e.g. 5'6&quot issues.