'We can just be together': Queer couple from U.S. finds refuge after moving to Nova Scotia
A queer couple has relocated from the United States to Nova Scotia, Canada, citing concerns over safety and the erosion of LGBTQ+ rights in their home country. They describe the move as a search for a more inclusive environment where they can live openly without fear.
Why it matters
The story highlights the growing trend of migration driven by social and political climate concerns, specifically regarding the safety of marginalized communities.
"I'm queer, my spouse is also queer and non-binary, and it started becoming a very unsafe place for us, as it is for a lot of queer humans existing in the U.S.," she said in an interview from her new home in Dartmouth, N.S., earlier this month.
The move from Worcester, Mass., to Nova Scotia this past February was one the couple had been mulling for more than a year, after Trump signed an executive order and eliminated a number of policies designed to protect 2SLGBTQ+ rights just hours after his inauguration.
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