Hello all ❤️ late bloomer lesbian living in the Deep South looking for ideas of places to relocate to! Currently in GA and originally from VA.

TLDR: please list affordable progressive places to live!

We are strongly considering moving to VA again because it has far more diversity and is much more gay and minority friendly than where we are now. Not only are we a queer family, we are also a family with various mental health and other health concerns (so health access is a huge factor), AND we are an interracial family raising black biracial kiddos(so a good school system is also a big consideration). The problem with moving is- money. We are lower middle class and struggling financially. But we’d rather struggle somewhere where we can feel safe. We’ve already faced discrimination from multiple different directions for being so obviously different and liberal, and we would love a place where we can blend in much more easily. Please list city and states that have lots of diversity (where we live now most people are either black or white, but where I grew up in VA there were races of ALL kinds) and are firmly in blue states/in a place that a gay family can feel safe, and has renter options below $2000/month. Bonus if in VA, but not necessarily required. I just need help starting a list to do further research from there. Thanks in advance!