I grew up in Ohio, lived in NYC, and now live in the PNW.
Ohio is bad, as a whole, about bigotry. Very bad.
Urban areas will always be more tolerant, on average, than their rural neighbors.
But a semi-rural area in a blue state might be more tolerant, on average, than an urban area in a red state.
Columbus is one of the most tolerant areas in Ohio, because of The Ohio State University and the educated, young community it fosters.
But things get bad pretty quickly as you move further away from the college areas.
My recommendation: you are more likely to find your people - the family you choose to have, whoever they are - in your new area. However, there are still significant risks to being completely open, including things getting back to your family.
Find the people who correct bigotry or misgendering, etc, and learn how to be yourself around them. When you are ready, you can either confront your family and become an outspoken lgbtqa+ ally, or peace the fuck out to somewhere better :)
I grew up in Ohio, lived in NYC, and now live in the PNW.
Ohio is bad, as a whole, about bigotry. Very bad.
Urban areas will always be more tolerant, on average, than their rural neighbors.
But a semi-rural area in a blue state might be more tolerant, on average, than an urban area in a red state.
Columbus is one of the most tolerant areas in Ohio, because of The Ohio State University and the educated, young community it fosters.
But things get bad pretty quickly as you move further away from the college areas.
My recommendation: you are more likely to find your people - the family you choose to have, whoever they are - in your new area. However, there are still significant risks to being completely open, including things getting back to your family.
Find the people who correct bigotry or misgendering, etc, and learn how to be yourself around them. When you are ready, you can either confront your family and become an outspoken lgbtqa+ ally, or peace the fuck out to somewhere better :)