do gay parents have to live in london?

[charliegal]

Am being a bit facetious, but what are you're experiences of living outside the capital? Having been a London dweller for about 10 years, I'm still under the impression that lesbians are tarred and feathered in the provinces. As for lesbians with children....
Just in case we want to move for more fresh air and less gun crime.
Obviously don't reply if you live in Manchester or Brighton. Or Leeds. I know there's loads of us there.

We live on the outskirts of a rural town -our house is in a cluster of about 12 houses and there are 2 lesbian couples within a stones throw of our house.

Both couples have different set-ups (eg. one couple only live together at weekends, one woman is not "open" about their sexuality to everyone they meet) but both couples have children. To my knowledge they've never received any opposition or been "tarred and feathered" by anyone in the area. If they have they've never mentioned it to me.

There is a school in Chorlton, South Manchester with the country'd densest population of lesbian mums in the country. To have a daddy around rather than mummy2 means living in the ghetto for some kids.....

You could always move to los angeles. Both my children (at different schools) have made good friends with children with gay parents (1 couple male and 1 couple female). Funniest part was that the couples turned out to be friends, not because they are all gay, but because they all go to the same synagogue. I'm wondering when my kids will realize that the rest of the world isn't quite the same as here.

just read the OP totally.

Rather ignorant, London-centrist smell to it.

Yes, you should get out more.

I know you said don't reply BUT Brighton is awash with gay parents. We straight parents are in the minority.

Truly though, I've never seen so many out 'n' proud gay parents before I came to live in this brilliant city. I LOVE Brighton.

But if it's leafy you want how about Stroud or Totnes?

Wow, that's a bit hostile MrMariella. I did say I was being facetious. You want to baby sit my 6 month old?

have to say there is something of the only gay in the village about your post charliegal.

Come to Devon - we wouldn't give a shit who you sleep with.

Just don't buy a second home

Your second post didn't sound too good, charlie. To be fair.

I started a thread like this a couple of years ago but approached it in a different way eg: Mixed race family - where to live outside of London. I got lots of helpful suggestions.

Yes, I know Desi. I did explain, I wasn't being sarcastic, I was genuinely surprised. Sometimes these things don't look right on line, if you know what I mean.

I know this is an old thread but i just kind of stumbled across it. Where i live, a smallish village, lesbian parents are almost unheard of! Recently a woman has announced she is lesbian, just divorced her husband and now lives with her new partner and children, it caused quite alot of gossip. I find it all abit ridiculous, live and let live as far as i am concerned, isn't an issue for me. If a same sex couple walked through our village holding hands....well i would love to watch the locals faces!! Personally i wish i lived in Brighton, far more varied and relaxed!

Newcastle. Masses of lesbian mothers in Newcastle, as far as I can work out. In fact all the parents I know in Newcastle are lesbians. And very lovely lesbians too.

We live in a village in cornwall (just outside of callington) and we have ds 5 months haven't been met with any homophobia as yet do worry about when lo starts school but then we will tackle that as and when it arises.
We know a couple other gay parents but they are all in plymouth, not far from us.
As gess said devon and cornwall are ok.
Actually they are great.

Ruby - interested to hear more (are any villages in that area ok?) we're planning to move to Cambridge this year, and are thinking we may not be able to afford the city so have started looking at villages. any advice helpful!

I think Lesbian families are accepted much more than Gay ones.
I don't know why but it seems to be the case.

RubyRubyRuby, there's loads of lesbians with kids in Cambridge. We live 5 miles north of Cambridge, in a village and have a wide circle of lesbian mums and kids to hang out with. There's 4 lesbian couples with children in Histon alone. We meet up once a month at least, nice mixed group with children of all ages from tiny newborns to teenagers. We moved here from London 4 years ago and thought other lesbian couples with children would be few and far between but have been very happily surprised. Our group is part of the Cambridge Lesbian group www.sisteract.org which arranges heaps of lesbian social stuff - book club, walking group, sports stuff, lesbian discos, group holidays, theatre nights, everything you can think of. Get in touch if you want to come to one of our meets. Next one is Sunday 30 March in a central cambridge park for a walk/picnic/play.

We want to move to Cornwall or Devon, somewhere semi rural/ rural. Currently living in Hove but in desperate need for the countryside. We have 6 yr old twins and although there is no gay issue here find it not for us. My son has autism and he loves the outdoors, as well as his sister. Obviously worried about my daughter at school with gay thing. Any advice would be much appreciated Don x

Another lesbian mum from Cambridgeshire and I have to agree, that it does feel a little sparse on the LGBT front. Especially parents! There was actually a lesbian couple living two doors down from us, but as soon as I was told this, they moved out! I was quite extremely excited when I thought we might not feel so isolated. Oh well. I'd love to broaden our gay friend group, but it's really bloody hard round here

Such a sad question, or a question a straight person would ask. Gay people are in every town in every county all over the world and yes some of us have kids

how about Oxford? Or Bristol? They seem like fairly open minded places 🌈