I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but what is the general population's take on LGBT? I dont care about the politics, ya know? We just don't want to have rude service, no friends or whatever..ya know?
As others have noted, there are idiots anywhere (we have neighbors who think Huckabee was too liberal, but felt that all the other presidential candidates were worse, for example). However, they're in the minority, and not enough to worry about. My wife worked with the Pink Pages (GLBT-friendly business directory) folks for a while, and I believe she still has a stack of old books - a lot of local businesses advertise. I would assume that some percentage of them may not actually
like homosexuals, but that's not going to stop them from being polite and taking your money... Yankees are practical that way.
The general Seacoast area is probably a good bet. Depending upon who's drawing the map, that may include towns like Deerfield (where Ron's house is) and Northwood (where I live). The Deerfield/Epsom/Northwood triagle is home to several Porcupines, and is generally a pretty nice place to live. It's not far from anywhere, but it's not close to anywhere, either. I live in a town of 3000, but I can drive 20 minutes and be in Concord, 30 minutes and be in Dover, 40 minutes and be in Portsmouth or Manchester. And hour will get me to pretty much anywhere on the coast, or down to Nashua, or up to the Lakes region. An hour and a half will bring in Keene and Hanover/Lebanon.
So, I can live in a nice, small town where I worry if I go a day without hearing gunfire (because that would mean my neighbors aren't practicing enough), but I can visit the overwhelming majority of the population of the state, without having to expend any great amount of time in travel. Northwood is also "antique alley," so there are a lot of artisans and the like.
Ron's house is certainly a nice option. If that's beyond your budget, there are a number of places around this area (and other areas). Once you do settle on a region, it's a good idea to post in the Moving and Housing sub-forum and ask about it, as folks who actually live there may know of particular deals that may not be advertised (a lot of sellers just put a sign in the yard, rather than actually hiring a Realtor, so those houses won't appear in the real estate listings).
Joe