It's not about you or "your peeps" but rather about the repressive laws (and predominant culture which gives rise to such laws) in these places. I was specific

It's not about you or "your peeps" but rather about the repressive laws (and predominant culture which gives rise to such laws) in these places. I was specifically talking about rural areas in the US, since HN is predominantly a US-centric website, but my argument applies to other countries as well.