[Iwantout] 27M Portugal -> Iceland/Denmark
My reason for leaving is looking for somewhere LGBT tolerant to start fresh and explore my gender identity.
Portugal is LGBT tolerant but not when at 27 you realize you are the T part coming from conservative social circles.
It has unlocked many different kinds of hell for me and I am very close to taking my own life.
Gender dysphoria has been horrible, realizing 75% of my social circle and everything I've built would disappear instantly has also been a special kind of hell. I work in software consulting sales (not a technical background) so not exactly compatible.
I am privileged to have an EU passport and I speak portuguese, spanish and English fluently I lived in Spain already for 1 year. I also took German up to a b1 level a long time ago. It would take me years to be fluent but it wouldnt exactly be starting from 0.
No drivers license or car. I can get a drivers license quickly without spending any extra money so I can probably do that in a few months. Making some ajustments I think I will be able to save 500€/month.
Spain doesn't really have the psychological distance for me to feel comfortable. I have 3.500€ to my name which is by no means enough to do anything.
I could also sell a bunch of stuff.
My original idea was new zealand, it is very LGBT tolerant and it is exactly on the opposite side of the world. It would be perfect but very difficult to get a Visa and very expensive to fly there. Iceland is another option although I despise cold weather, not that I'm in a position to make those kinds of decisions. Im also considering Denmark and Sweden.
Any ideas/insights are heavily appreciated.
Thank you.