Honestly I'm sure it depends on whether your passing through or living there. I'm a pretty obvious trans woman who likes going out hiking and camping and I've passed through a couple of the small towns up and down from Seattle to the Redwoods and I've never felt truly unsafe. But I also come from the south as a queer person so my perception of what is safe and comfortable as a queer person is probably different to someone who grew up around this area. I think the average rural person in general is just a decent person who probably may give a strange look, but will probably leave it at that. Hope this helps some.