Lesbian Family moving to VA from MD - Where to live

[Anonymous]

South Reston is totally crunchy. We'd welcome you here!

[Anonymous]

Why, there is a LOVELY house for sale in a diverse small neighborhood in Fairfax right near Fairfax City...ok, it's mine. Wegmans is close by. My husband commuted to his job in Reston for several years before changing jobs a few years ago. We have one Keith Fimian sign a few doors down, but they keep to themselves...

[Anonymous]

Falls Church City

[Anonymous]

Keith Fimian sign could have been me but I have no problem with gay families..I just don't like high taxes..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why, there is a LOVELY house for sale in a diverse small neighborhood in Fairfax right near Fairfax City...ok, it's mine. Wegmans is close by. My husband commuted to his job in Reston for several years before changing jobs a few years ago. We have one Keith Fimian sign a few doors down, but they keep to themselves...

I'm from upstate NY and have missed Wegmans! You have one near by - send me the link to your house!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are very welcome to come live in my neighborhood in Arlington (near Yorktown H.S.), as long as you promise not to bring crap wine or, ugh, carrot sticks to the block parties. I'm pretty sure you won't corrupt my family.

Poster here - LOL!! Nothing but the best for the block parties - I actually love attending our friends on 4th Street in Arlington. We don't have those in our MD neighborhood, but do love our neighbors.

Again - thanks to all who have responded. This has been extremely helpful and I greatly appreciate people's input and perspective!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are very welcome to come live in my neighborhood in Arlington (near Yorktown H.S.), as long as you promise not to bring crap wine or, ugh, carrot sticks to the block parties. I'm pretty sure you won't corrupt my family.

Poster here - LOL!! Nothing but the best for the block parties - I actually love attending our friends on 4th Street in Arlington. We don't have those in our MD neighborhood, but do love our neighbors.

Again - thanks to all who have responded. This has been extremely helpful and I greatly appreciate people's input and perspective!!

That's a really nice neighborhood. Practically on the bridge.

[Anonymous]

Arlington is the place to go. We're a two dad family and it's great here. The rest of the state sucks but life in Arlington is darn good and the schools are wonderful. A thing to consider -- if you move to N. Arlington and attend the local neighborhood schools (as opposed to the many other public options like Montessori, Spanish immersion etc), you will be THE ONLY diversity. Most of the N Arlington schools (Tuckahoe, Yorktown, Jamestown, Nottingham) have no diversity to speak of. 85 percent and up white, married heterosexual couples, all hyper-competitive, etc. Other schools - like the Spanish immersion option, Montessori, Science Focus -- have a lot more diversity and you'll fit in a lot better. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Please consider changing your mind. Moving to Virginia as a gay couple is dumb idea. Moving their as a gay couple with children is irresponsible.

You literally have no rights in Virginia. The constitution actually forbids the state from recognizing whatever legal agreements you have in place. If you end up before the wrong judge or in the wrong hospital you will be screwed.

Signed,
An LGBT attorney

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is the place to go. We're a two dad family and it's great here. The rest of the state sucks but life in Arlington is darn good and the schools are wonderful. A thing to consider -- if you move to N. Arlington and attend the local neighborhood schools (as opposed to the many other public options like Montessori, Spanish immersion etc), you will be THE ONLY diversity. Most of the N Arlington schools (Tuckahoe, Yorktown, Jamestown, Nottingham) have no diversity to speak of. 85 percent and up white, married heterosexual couples, all hyper-competitive, etc. Other schools - like the Spanish immersion option, Montessori, Science Focus -- have a lot more diversity and you'll fit in a lot better. Good luck!

This is pretty much true with the exception of Barrett and Glebe which are both in N. Arlington, but closer to the S. Arlington border than some N. Arlington schools. We are at Glebe and have been happy here...there is some diversity, but the demographics are changing with each passing year and it becoming less diverse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say no to Mclean-not because I think you would have problems here but frankly I don't know any gay couples and if that bothers you..agree that Arlington or Falls Church would be a more diverse fit. I also do remember meeting a gay mom at Jammin Java in Vienna and she had told me about a diverse playgroup around there so maybe Vienna should also be added to you list. Good luck!

I live in McLean and there are several in my neighborhood (gay and lesbian). McLean is very nice, pretty liberal (but probably less so than Arlington) and I don't think you'd have any issues there at all. Schools are very good, and the commute to Reston is very easy--you're going against the traffic. I drive that direction, no problem. North Arlington is also a good area, and the commute would be pretty simple as well.

[Anonymous]

Hi There!

We live in Oakton and have an 11 month old son. We like it here a lot, but I second Falls Church as a great option. Yet, coming from there, the traffic to Reston would regularly be a bummer. Getting to Reston from Oakton is 15 minutes or so...

We've been here for years and just love it!

[Anonymous]

(Poster above again...) We are a lesbian family, too-- I didn't mention that in the post above. As a matter of fact, we have lots of gay family friends here and in other parts of NOVA.

[Anonymous]

My girlfriend and I live in Burke and find it pretty gay friendly. We really like this area since there is no traffic like you would find in Oakton. The Burke area has lots of trails, lakes, and very family oriented. Burke is right off the Fairfax County Parkway and when I have to commute to Reston for work (off Sunset Hills) it takes me thirty minutes in the morning. We haven't met too many gay families probably because we don't have any kids of our own yet but we met quite a few gay couples without children.

[Anonymous]

We are in North Arlington (22207) and think it seems very open to all kinds of families. Good luck in your search!