"I have a lot more time to be like a human being in my own life and body when I'm not in New York," she says. "It's Jane Austen for gay people. And an alternate version of reality where there's no homophobia." She writes that the new migration pattern is creating problems for bigger cities they left behind.
In recent years, well-paid and college-educated Americans have shed major cities like New York, San Francisco and Washington for places like Philadelphia or Birmingham, Ala.
Emily Badger, who writes about cities and urban policy for The Upshot at The New York Times, explains what is driving the change, and what it means for the future of the American city.
Guest: Emily Badger, a cities and urban policy correspondent for The New York Times.
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