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Project One America
Project One America is a comprehensive, multi-year campaign to dramatically expand LGBTQ equality in the South. -
Interactive Maps of State Laws
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State Equality Index
The SEI rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. in five areas and assigns them to one of four distinct categories. -
Municipal Equality Index
HRC's MEI rates cities on the basis of their inclusivity of LGBTQ people who live and work there. -
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Explore: State & Local Advocacy
Find out more about the status of protections for LGBTQ people in your state and across the country.
HRC is working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equal rights in all 50 states. Issues affecting the rights of LGBTQ people in the states range from employment discrimination to relationship recognition.
To learn more about the rising tide of anti-LGBTQ legislation swelling across the country, click here.
Resources
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2016 State Equality Index: View Your State’s Scorecard
The SEI rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. in six areas and assigns the states to one of four distinct categories.
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We Are With You: Resources for the LGBTQ Community During a Time of Need
To every LGBTQ person across this nation feeling stunned and disheartened by the election results, and questioning if they have a place in our country today, we say this: you do.
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MEI 2016: See Your City’s Score
HRC's Municipal Equality Index (MEI) demonstrates the ways that many cities can—and do—support the LGBTQ people who live and work there, even where states and the federal government have failed to do so.
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