Gay Family in Portland?

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Permalink Reply by Lorri E. on February 2, 2010 at 9:30am

Hi Brandy. The job market is tough right now, so you're wise to search for jobs before planning the big move. Best cities? Portland. :-) What are you looking for specifically regarding gay families in Portland? (I don't think that would be a problem at all in most neighborhoods.) If you're in search of the best schools in Portland, try our Portland Schools page which has a search tool that lets you see rankings of schools in the area, and includes links to additional research. http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/portland-oregon-schools.html


Some great elementary schools include Alameda, Sabin, Irvington, King (all in NE Portland), but there are many others.

Since you are a personal trainer, you may be able to be self employed once you get going and establish a client base. There are lots of gyms and fitness places in town (Portland Fitness page lists several), and we have a fairly healthy living style for the most part, so I think you could find work in this field in Portland, but I would definitely feel things out on job opportunities before moving, as we do have lots of unemployed folks right now (just like many other areas of the country). Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Roseman on February 15, 2010 at 8:00pm

I just noticed your post and want to let you know that there are tons of gay families in Portland. I am gay and have a daughter. I am also a Realtor and have helped many gay families relocate to town. As Lorri said, jobs are the toughest part. You might add the Jewish Community Center to your job search. As for schools, there are many great elementary schools in town. The ones Lorri mentioned among them. You might especially like Sunnyside Environmental (5-8) or Buckman (art magnet K-5) as they have many gay families. Best of luck and post any more questions you have! Bonnie

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Permalink Reply by brandy on February 23, 2010 at 9:19pm

Thanks Lorri and Bonnie-
Bonnie we would love to chat with you further about real estate as we are coming for a visit in May and need to get organized with some places/neighborhoods to look at. Email me at brandy@thenextfamily.com.
Thanks for all the info- you both have been especially helpful.

Brandy

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Permalink Reply by Damon R G on February 25, 2010 at 4:13pm

Bonnie. I was so glad to see your post. I'm gay and me and my partner want to move to Portland as well. We would like to see if we could maybe talk to you about neighborhoods, etc. as well. We will be coming out in October for a three day visit. So, we have a little time to research some more.

Drop me a line if you want...... drg_gen@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Damon

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Roseman on February 27, 2010 at 1:28am

Brandy and Damon I sent you some information, but I thought others might like the links, too. Travel Portland's LGBT sction http://www.travelportland.com/lgbt/ and WWW.Justout.com, the local gay paper. Best of luck to you both!

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