I was able to spend all day shopping in Galena, Iowa as a very clockable trans woman without getting harassed. In fact everyone was nothing but polite, “ladies, ma’am, miss”, one of the better days of my life.

Beautiful brickwork town, with a stretch of a main street that puts Disneyland to shame for idealized Americana.

They have a hat store.

A hat store.

In the year 2023, a street with multiple fudge shops and a hat store.

It’s a wonder to behold.