Hello.
My wife and I live in Worthing and would like to start a family later this year. In order to do so, I need to find full-time, permanent work so that I can receive maternity pay (and so that we can get on the housing ladder). However, nearly all of the suitable roles I find are in the M25/Surrey area and would require at least 2 hours of driving per day (which for me is too far, too expensive and too tiring).
We had wanted to stay closer to the coastline because, with Brighton down the road, we feel that the children of gay parents are more likely to attend schools in the area. It is really important that any children we raise do not feel isolated - we don't want them to be the trailblazers, we want the path to be already worn (even if only by a few footprints). However, the children may not appear at all if a permanent, full time job cannot be found. We're in our mid-30s so don't exactly have loads of time to play with, and the pathway to getting pregnant may take more time than we anticipate, hence why I'm putting the feelers out now.
So, what I'm really on here to ask is... are there any particular areas in Surrey and West Sussex where gay families live? And if so, what is your experience of being a gay family in these areas?
Any contributions to this discussion would be really appreciated.
Many thanks.
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watershipdown27 · 22/02/2017 12:47
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