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Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Boston among the cities ranked highest in survey by Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign has examined the LGBT laws and practices of 137 US cities and ranked them in an extensive survey released this week.
Eleven cities, including four in California, scored a perfect 100 in the survey called the Municipal Equality Index (MEI). They are: New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle, Cambridge (Massachusetts), Portland (Oregon), Long Beach and San Diego.
Scoring 95 and above were Albany, Denver, Berkeley, West Hollywood and Hartford.
In contrast, three US cities scored a zero on MEI: Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson City, Missouri and Frankfort, Kentucky.
Also barely registering a score were Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (2), Cheyenne, Wyoming (2), and Pleasant Ridge, Michigan (3).
'As we make progress towards full equality at the state and federal levels, it is crucial to recognize the progress at the local level as well,' says HRC President Chad Griffin.
Griffin says MEI is an 'even-handed look at cities big and small, from coast to coast and everywhere in between, in order to determine the extent to which city and municipal governments are leading the way on equal treatment for LGBT people.'
The cities were ranked based on 47 criteria falling under six broad categories: non-discrimination laws, relationship recognition, employment practices, and the inclusiveness of city services, law enforcement, and municipal leadership.
The cities ranked were drawn from every state in the US and include the 50 state capitals, the 50 most populous cities in the country, and 25 large, 25 mid-size, and 25 small cities with high proportions of same-sex couples.
Visit www.hrc.org/mei for more information about the Municipal Equality Index.
Eleven cities, including four in California, scored a perfect 100 in the survey called the Municipal Equality Index (MEI). They are: New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle, Cambridge (Massachusetts), Portland (Oregon), Long Beach and San Diego.
Scoring 95 and above were Albany, Denver, Berkeley, West Hollywood and Hartford.
In contrast, three US cities scored a zero on MEI: Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson City, Missouri and Frankfort, Kentucky.
Also barely registering a score were Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (2), Cheyenne, Wyoming (2), and Pleasant Ridge, Michigan (3).
'As we make progress towards full equality at the state and federal levels, it is crucial to recognize the progress at the local level as well,' says HRC President Chad Griffin.
Griffin says MEI is an 'even-handed look at cities big and small, from coast to coast and everywhere in between, in order to determine the extent to which city and municipal governments are leading the way on equal treatment for LGBT people.'
The cities were ranked based on 47 criteria falling under six broad categories: non-discrimination laws, relationship recognition, employment practices, and the inclusiveness of city services, law enforcement, and municipal leadership.
The cities ranked were drawn from every state in the US and include the 50 state capitals, the 50 most populous cities in the country, and 25 large, 25 mid-size, and 25 small cities with high proportions of same-sex couples.
Visit www.hrc.org/mei for more information about the Municipal Equality Index.
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