Do people still feel the need to seek lgbtq friendly accommodation?

Freiheit

Just wondering if this still happens in colleges or support organisations?.

Why do I ask? well at some point I might seek to let a room and wondering if people still feel this need?.

Heard the lad from off the rails on Moncrief and surprising the level of homophobia he still experiences. Mentioned Limerick ,my hometown twice!:rolleyes:

Alles gutes
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baby and crumble

Well there have been a few threads around that topic here recently, and I think for someone coming out having a home you know you can be yourself in, bring people home etc., is very comforting. If you're in college, when you go home at the weekend you might need to switch the straight switch back on for a few days- horrible having to do that all the time eh? I think when renting rooms its just easier to be upfront about these things, just like it's best to be upfront if you have a longterm partner who'll be over a fair bit. Let's people not get a shock, you know?

Freiheit

Thanks. Interesting I meant incidentally that I might be seeking a tenant at some point rather than becoming a tenant myself . Although I'm sure the reverse is possible too,I'm hardly settled.

I mean would it be an idea to put a note up in lgbtq spaces? ..is it something people would still actively seek? you seem to think maybe?:)

cgcsb

I don't feel the need to do it myself. I've never had a problem. But I still have people who I'm not out to. I'm 100% comfortable discussing my sexuality but most of the time it just doesn't come up, so I don't tell people.

Locker10a

Freiheit wrote: »

Thanks. Interesting I meant incidentally that I might be seeking a tenant at some point rather than becoming a tenant myself . Although I'm sure the reverse is possible too,I'm hardly settled.

I mean would it be an idea to put a note up in lgbtq spaces? ..is it something people would still actively seek? you seem to think maybe?:)

Well if you do need a tenant the i need somewhere to live !
Is there a website that you can see LGBT friendly accomadation?

rainbow kirby

I decided to completely sidestep this whole issue by getting a 1-bed apartment to myself.

Locker10a

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I decided to completely sidestep this whole issue by getting a 1-bed apartment to myself.

That sounds like a plan! But cost wise how did you find it (if u dont mind me asking) I wont be earning because its college il be in and dunno what to do for accomdation? Are one bed appartments affordable in college?

rainbow kirby

I'm paying €700/month rent and there's no way I could have afforded this in college - I'm working full-time. The area I live in isn't cheap, but I picked it because it's incredibly convenient for work and I'm right beside the Phoenix Park which suits me for running purposes.

I lived at home while I was in college, but that's pretty normal in Dublin.

Have a look on Daft though, depending on where you want to live it's possible to get a studio or 1-bed from about €400/month.

L.Jenkins

Your right beside the park rainbow :P Must poke my head in next time I'm up, which is next month Any how, €700 a month for a 1 bed, you could be paying a mortgage at the rate and in a few years you'd own the place. Just a thought.

Shakti

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I'm paying €700/month rent Phoenix Park

redz11

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

Any how, €700 a month for a 1 bed, you could be paying a mortgage at the rate and in a few years you'd own the place. Just a thought.

Yes but a lot can happen in those few years. You might get an amazing opportunity to move abroad but be tied down by this same mortgage. Or the area might go to hell, and you might be unwilling to live in the place, but unable to sell/rent. You might lose your current job and be unable to make the mortgage repayments ... even a couple of months trying to pay a mortgage while unemployed can really f*** things up. You might get a new job, the other side of town, and end up with no choice but to put up with the inconvenience and expense of the commute because the hassle and expense of renting out your apartment and paying rent elsewhere would be too much.

Just making the point that paying rent isn't just paying a price for the roof over your head - it's also allowing you flexibility and freedom. Sure, a mortgage gives more long-term "security" ... but that security can turn into a ball and chain if your situation changes.

Getting back on topic You'd often see people on Daft advertising rooms in "gay-friendly" apartments. I dunno, I think it's pretty crap that there are people out there that would have a problem with sharing an apartment with someone based solely on their sexuality - it's just not something I can understand at all. But then again, you hear horrible stories about homophobic attacks, so I guess I can understand where people are coming from - you obviously need to feel safe in your own home.

rainbow kirby

Tbh, I have no intention of buying any time soon. I agree with basically everything that Redz11 has said there - given that I have no idea what I want to be doing 5 years from now, tying myself down with a mortgage at this stage in my life would be stupid.

Freiheit

I'm thinking of buying myself and possibly renting a room,would be extra income and also security by having a tenant.

However I'm also a little concerned about my own situation,pursuing gender reassignment,how would the neighbours be with or should I care?. Introducing myself as a queer guy now and a woman a few months,a year later,would it cause too many problems?.

I'm wary of apartments as a lot,at least in my city,are poorly built and wouldn't have good resale value.

L.Jenkins

Freiheit wrote: »

I'm thinking of buying myself and possibly renting a room,would be extra income and also security by having a tenant.

I have an interview in Limerick, but intend on making the move to Galway if I get the job. I'd move down that way otherwise, but I'm dead set on living in Galway. Try to find someone of the LGBT persuasion who would be comfortable sharing a house.

Freiheit wrote: »

However I'm also a little concerned about my own situation,pursuing gender reassignment,how would the neighbours be with or should I care?. Introducing myself as a queer guy now and a woman a few months,a year later,would it cause too many problems?

Never mind what the neighbours think. Their thoughts and opinions are best served in imagination only.

Freiheit wrote: »

I'm wary of apartments as a lot,at least in my city,are poorly built and wouldn't have good resale value.

Well, if you could help it, would you not rent instead?

Syth

Freiheit wrote: »

However I'm also a little concerned about my own situation,pursuing gender reassignment,how would the neighbours be with or should I care?. Introducing myself as a queer guy now and a woman a few months,a year later,would it cause too many problems?

Depends where you're living. If you'll be renting/living in a urban area like a apartment block, you might hardly know your neighbours, and many of them might move in/out regularly, so they might not be there that long. If so, then you don't have to worry and you can ignore your neighbour for a year or so, and no-one need know.

Freiheit

It's in a good suburban area,as in the people are mostly mature. But I'm just not sure what the neighbours will think. Should I care? I shouldn't I suppose but I will have to be prepared to be a mould breaker and be supremely confident.