Author: Máel Sheridan
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Máel Sheridan
In November 2004, when it became clear that the growing hostility toward 2SLGBTQ+ people in the US had become a political reality, I was one of tens of thousands in the US who went online and searched “moving to Canada.” In the spring of 2005, I applied for Canadian permanent residency. While exploring where in Canada to go and focusing on Nova Scotia, I discovered a cohousing project that was, at that point, in its infancy. Ultimately, it was not completed. No matter. I had received permanent residency in 2007 and, for reasons entirely unrelated to housing, moved to New…