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cutiecat565 t1_ivmtmwi wrote

Ooof. Not a great area to be gay. I'd live as close to Pittsburgh as your commute will allow. Anything outside of the city is going to be deep red and rural.

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SnooJokes6665 OP t1_ivn57u5 wrote

Thanks for the heads up, the farthest out is basically an hour, places that are closer are still definitely being considered

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ODD_Podcast t1_ivptham wrote

I currently live in an old town called Natrona Heights. In the same county as Pittsburgh and only about 30 minutes from the city itself. Might be up your alley if you're looking to move near here. The county is called Allegheny county and any town in it is usually pretty ok \ blue. As the other people have said though, most of PA is rural and deep red sadly.

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VidGamrJ t1_ivozuxu wrote

Who exactly do you think lives outside the city in the big bad rural red? My neighbors are gay, a gay couple owned a vape shop in town a few years back. There’s gay people out here. It’s cool. You city people act like it’s the Wild West out here or something.

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cutiecat565 t1_ivp0bt3 wrote

My best friend is a gay teacher and everything was awful for him in the rural areas. The dating scene was horrendous because everyone wanted to keep it 'secret' because it would uset their families and he was treated poorly by conservative coworkers. And I'm not a city person. I live in NEPA. I know it's the wild west because I live in the red. Lol

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FarYard7039 t1_ivn6md6 wrote

Greensburg is about 30min outside the city. Indiana is about 1hr east of the city. While state college is the true center of the state (1hr east of Johnstown) this area is premium for nature. You have the foothills of the Appalachia mountains at your beck & call. If you love camping, streams, rivers and hiking this is the place to live.

As for being gay, that’s your choice. Pretty much a conservative oasis; keep your sexuality to yourself and no one will bother you. If you make your sexuality a public topic expect others to repel or challenge your views. No one will make it a problem if you and your SO are out and about being respectful of their families. Likewise, if a hetero couple were making out at a Sheetz gas station parking lot people will sneer, et al. If you hunt or fish you will be just another one of the guys. Good luck on the relocation. Best of luck.

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