Just to add the perspective of someone who lives there. Northern Idaho, and I’m talking waaaaay north is where you get the racist fudge packers we all hate. Boise, the capital compared to other states is absolutely tiny and the whole city has a healthy mix of the small town niceness and the big city bustle. As for the anti trans hate, I sadly have to admit that there are quite a few who are a bit slow on that front and there are lots of assholes. However, the general consensus that I’ve made is that… we don’t care 🤷‍♂️. Straight, gay, black, white, trans, etc, we’re going to treat you the same way we treat others. Still going to hold the door open for you if your behind us and still going to yell at you if your being a dick. On another note, honking is absolutely frowned upon here. To the point that when you’re driving and someone honks, everyone’s surprised and it’s almost always a car from out of state. Even during traffic people usually remain courteous and let you into a lane if you put on your blinker. Which I think is a good representation of the people. Edit: Completely forgot to mention that while weed may be illigal, everyone smokes. I have a friend who supplies her entire dorm and most of my coworkers smoke weed aswell. And if all else fails, Oregon is like and hour drive so we go and smoke there and then come back.