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Long-Term Care Equality Index 2025

The Long-Term Care Equality Index 2025 Report represents the second validated survey on LGBTQ+ inclusion in long-term care and senior housing communities. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and SAGE are…

State Equality Index 2024

The SEI rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. in six areas of law and assigns the states to one of four distinct categories.
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Municipal Equality Index 2025

The 2025 MEI is the fourteenth annual edition and rates a total of 506 cities on 49 different criteria from every state in the nation. The MEI is the only…

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Dismantling a Culture of Violence

Since 2013, at least 372 transgender, non-binary, gender-expansive, and gender-expansive individuals (“transgender and gender-expansive,” or just “trans,” going forward) have been killed in the United States. This resource offers a…

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HRC's LGBTQ+ Youth Report

In 2022, nearly 13,000 LGBTQ+ youth, from all 50 states and Washington, DC, participated in the 2022 Youth Survey, reporting on their health, well-being, and experiences across all aspects of…