I'm a data point towards that feedback loop. My partner and I moved to Colorado from a Southern state 4 years ago. We wanted to live somewhere in the West, and

I'm a data point towards that feedback loop. My partner and I moved to Colorado from a Southern state 4 years ago. We wanted to live somewhere in the West, and chose Colorado because: * Mountains! * Great legal protections for gender minorities, especially Boulder County * Good tech scene to job hunt locally We weren't part of that initial shift, but we're definitely part of the acceleration. We've met plenty of other transplants with similar stories.