@mngrif Thank you, I'm glad i didnt contribute to your concerns. You are also lucky to have a city like that. Sadly seems most places in america either hate non-hetero non-cis or they hate hetero or CIS.. Sounds like you may have found some rare but lovely play that is reasonably accepting of both. Thats awesome!
Yup much of america is an "Us vs them" mentality and it is tearing the place apart. At least that was my experience before i fled the states.
It has already started, while the UK isnt as bad as the USA in this regard it is a VERY close second in terms of this behavior and polarization in general. The EU is doing way better as this mentality hasnt seeped into nearly as much of the EU yet, but every once in a while you still meet the extremist type.