Cost of living here is very high, but if you can afford it, I believe the quality of life is worth the expense. I live in a small but very liberal town and my kids have several classmates being raised by same sex couples. My kids have LGBTQIA friends who are able to be out safely, and my middle schooler belongs to her school's pride alliance. There are two local school principals who are a married lesbian couple (at different schools, obviously). Not everywhere in VT will be like that though, so definitely research first. Maybe take a family vacation up here and travel around getting a feel for different towns?