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[deleted] t1_jas2izi wrote

Reply to comment by _jenni4 in LGBTQ safety in Bangor? by _jenni4

How would you know they’re trans just by seeing them? Honest question, I have a couple of trans friends who hate it when people do that.

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_jenni4 OP t1_jas88bs wrote

Ya don't, except when people are out and proud with pins etc. As one friend put it, "just asking bc you're wearing the uniform."

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[deleted] t1_jas9leq wrote

It’s not like I study the trans community, but people wearing pins isn’t necessarily an indication of trans representation in Maine. One of the reasons most of the queer bars are closing is that people aren’t as segregated. It’s just Maine culture— you could have a large queer community but you’re just as likely to find them at the weekly boardgame meeting, bowling club, or shooting range. Mainers are pretty integrated in this state, there are so few people that they don’t tend to silo themselves.

Portland is large enough that it’s the exception to the rule.

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