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I have mixed feelings. Trump as a "man" obviously deserved to be locked up decades ago. But he was president. I know other countries imprison their presidents but I think that putting any president (ex-president) in prison might not be worth the damage to the presidency. I really like the poetic justice of the fake populist traitorous fascist America Firster exiling himself to an enemy. That might be more about damaging his own legacy than the presidency. Yeah I get to the maga cultists, he'll always be their dear leader regardless.

Most likely this conviction won't involve jail. They are felonies but of the lowest severity level. Punishment phase is in July.

He will be a convicted felon at election time. Appeals take years.

The real TDS, Cult 45 style.

I'm worried about the jurors. There is no doubt that some maga fascist goons will go after them if they're identified.

No chance. They're all in with the convicted felon. They're totally insane, but there is no way they drop him.

Personally I don't really feel the need to see him die in prison. I would be more satisfied if he loses the election and then flees the country to an enemy state.

Yes but won't happen before the election and if he wins, they'll never happen.

Don't get carried away. There won't be another trial before the election. He may well win the election. If he loses, then he will be headed to long prison terms (basically life at his age) based on the other cases. So he's running for his life. Not for the constitution. Not for the American people (more like for the Russian people). But only to save his sorry ass.

I loved when he said "I'm an innocent man" after the verdict. Kind of like Stormy Daniels saying she is a virgin. It was hard for him to keep a straight face while delivering that doozie. Hey buddy, no you're not! So he can't vote for himself. Would he be approved for a Thai O-A visa as a convicted felon?

Trump CONVICTED FELON!

History!

It's happening already.

"Boommates" I'm sure I would hate this and consider such arrangements as high risk for miserable conflicts, but this is now a thing. Oldster roommates. I think much better if you own the house rather than being the boarder. I hadn't heard of Silvernest before but at least there used to be a very origanized nonprofit in Pinellas County, FL (home of St. Pete and Clearwater) making such arrangements taking pains mainly to protect the homeowners.

It's not the tiny home, it's the LAND!

Throw Away The Key

You can't legislate against social homophobia.

I agree about Malaysia. I like the country but the anti gay laws have become extreme.

It's actually much more granular than that. Different districts in the same city can range from hostile to gayborhoods. I have a great personal example when moving into a house in a non gay neighborhood of San Francisco. Mostly a working class Latino area. Yes the San Francisco not Frisco Texas. We were greeted with a housewarming gift. Someone had painted in huge red letters on the house -- FAGS In a way I kind of understood their hostility. Gays moving in meant gentrification that would eventually price them out. Ironically we were poorer than the neighbors but eventually the ruinous gentrification did happen.

You're welcome Yes exactly. The Where Do Gays Retire enterprise.is trying to help fill that niche and apparently are finding resonance and success with that. For those actively exploring destination options I highly recommended an extensive look at their podcast page to browse the many diverse and often surprising places that they have covered with Interviews of real LGBT retired people that actually live there. It's one thing to wonder for example would Ithica be good but to hear a long interview with.a LGBT person who actually lives there is a great resource.

Yabba dabba doo!

As far as seniors not wanting to go back in the closet I think there are two most common scenarios for that and both could apply to both singles and couples. First which is documented in the video in the OP from the founder of Where Do Gays Retire is making the mistake of moving to a place without other LGBT people around in an anti LGBT civil rights political and cultural environment. If your neighbors are largely igorant and hostile and support anti LGBT politicians and laws you might feel pressured to make yourself invisible or even fake what you are to fit in and be safe That is horrible! Ideally retirement is for enjoyment of your life including feeling free and safe to be who you are. LGBT people know well that coming out of the closet is not a one time thing. The issue comes up throughout life with new people, new places, and new social environments. Part of that unfortunately is sometimes feeling irs necessary to be closeted either for safety or just to avoid feeling a pariah. The most severe of these forced back into the closet situations are based on my research involved when entering medical care facilities such as nursing homes. If interested you can find a plethora of links about this issue Internationally. It's very real. In the context of this topic I suppose you could reduce the chance of that happening by living in a more LGBT friendly city in the hope that filtered down to the level of experiences of LGBT people in medical care. Obviously no guarantees. For those not before aware of this major international.issue for LGBT seniors: Note I will not reply to personal attack flames and hostile heckling and I suggest others just ignore such troll posts as well.

For those of you who have visited Wilton Manors in the Ft. Lauderdale area but inland from the beach you probably can see its an unusually great place for LGBT seniors. But only if they can afford it. So building some low income housing was very welcome but I reckon there are thousands of people who would want to live in each such unit.

I guess that the Australian school system didn't teach you about the connection of the electoral college to slavery. https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention

Another aspect of choosing between a lower cost US car dependent area vs. a rarer area where you can actually exist without a car is the issue of aging out of being eligible to drive. LGBT people lack a supportive family that will drive them everywhere at higher rates than the general population. So choosing a non car dependent area could be seen as future proofing.