38 | OutBoise Magazine | NEWS
OutBoise.com | Issue 1.2 | November 2014
Living in a Why Not world
By Mikea Hargrove
Boise is a unique community, its
friendly, hip and fun. It is very small
and the inner circles of friends
make living in Boise interesting.
Most of the community knows
someone who knows someone that
either dated someone or is dating
someone. It’s a small town so word
gets around; this doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing it just
means that if you ask around you
can find out just about anything,
and most people are happy to
share what they know.
I’m relatively new to the Boise
LGBT community and I was amazed
at how easy it is to make friends. It
seems as if everyone is tolerant of
each other or at least pretends to
be. This is an amazing feat because
tolerance is what keeps a community happy, vibrant and active. The
show of support that the community has for each other and for its
projects is fantastic. Some of best
ways to meet and network with
others is at various events throughout the community. Facebook is
one of the best ways to find out
what is happening around the
valley. There is always
something going on
and always some
place to hangout.
Living in the greater
Boise area allows
people to experience
many things that make
Idaho great. We have
access to some of the
most beautiful parks,
rivers and lakes and
best of all its free. The
green belt is a 20 mile
adventure. It’s a great
way to experience a
little beauty and exercise, walk, run or bike
it’s your choice. Why not check
it out for yourself and count how
many people smile or wave when
you pass by. Another fantastic
choice is to hike table rock. It is a
challenge but a rewarding challenge. It’s a great mix of hiking and
walking. Your first trip up the trail
may seem like it’s never ending, but
once you reach the top and see
why Boise is called the city of trees
you will be happy you kept going.
Most residents take pride in their
community whether its hangout
in the north end at coffee shops,
eateries, dancing down town at
the clubs or admiring the unique art
work. Boise seems to have so much
to offer but taking full advantage
of it can be overwhelming. Being
new to the LGBT community I have
experienced more in the last year
than I have in the previous 28. This
has been an amazing experience.