jefferson · shelby · chilton counties
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explore birminghamBrick streets, big porches, a great little university, and one of the friendliest downtowns in the state.
explore montevalloRoom to grow, strong schools, minutes from everything.
explore shelby countyAcreage, orchards, and small-town living — peaches included.
explore chilton countyReviews from Brandelyn's Google Business Profile. Worked with us? We'd love to hear from you.
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yes. proud realty group is an openly lgbtq+ friendly team based in montevallo, serving the birmingham metro, shelby county, and chilton county. brandelyn nelson (alabama license #108053) works with buyers and sellers across central alabama.
we also keep a referral network of affirming lenders, inspectors, and closing attorneys — so the whole transaction feels the way the first showing did, not just the parts we're in the room for.
montevallo is one of a small handful of alabama cities with a comprehensive lgbtq-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance. the city council passed it in april 2018, after a campaign led by the montevallo acceptance project, adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the city's protected classes in housing, employment, and public accommodations. birmingham adopted similar protections in 2017.
montevallo is also a university town, which gives it a walkable downtown and a mix of people unusual for a city its size. more on montevallo here.
It's complicated, and it changed recently. The federal Fair Housing Act covers race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. In 2021 HUD began reading the Act's sex protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity, following the Supreme Court's Bostock decision.
That precedent still stands. But as of 2026, HUD has stopped investigating sexual orientation and gender identity complaints — so the protection exists on paper without federal enforcement behind it. Alabama has no statewide law either, which leaves local ordinances doing most of the work: Birmingham adopted comprehensive protections in 2017, Montevallo in 2018.
Private lawsuits under the Fair Housing Act are still possible. We wrote up where things actually stand here — and this is general information, not legal advice.
central alabama — mainly jefferson county (birmingham, avondale, crestwood, forest park, homewood), shelby county (montevallo, alabaster, calera, helena), and chilton county (clanton and out toward the orchards).
yes, and it costs you nothing. tell us where you're headed and we'll match you with a vetted affirming agent almost anywhere in the country — someone we'd trust with our own family.
buyer agent compensation is negotiable and gets agreed to in writing before we tour anything. we'll walk you through exactly what the agreement says, what's being charged, and who pays it, before you sign a thing. no surprises at the closing table.
Tell us a little about what you're looking for. Brandelyn reads every one of these herself, and you'll hear back within one business day — no call center, no drip campaign.