State Equality Index 2023

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 2023

The 2023 MEI is the twelfth annual edition and rates a total of 506 cities on 49 different criteria from every state in the nation.
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Transgender, State & Local Policy, Laws & Legislation

Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State

Last updated: 11/13/2023
In a coordinated push led by national anti-LGBTQ+ groups, legislators across the country have overridden the recommendations of the American medical establishment and introduced hundreds of bills…

Transgender, Laws & Legislation, State & Local Policy, LGBTQ+ Youth

Get the Facts on Gender-Affirming Care

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. But across the country, politicians desperate to gain power and their allies in the media are attacking LGBTQ+ people and making…

Elections, Laws & Legislation, State & Local Policy, Communities of Color

LGBTQ+ Voting Barriers

Last Updated: February 11, 2022Results from the 2019 LGBTQ+ Voter Experience Study
LGBTQ+ adults in the United States voted at record rates in the 2020 election. However, this masks the…

Laws & Legislation, Workplace, State & Local Policy

MEI 2023: See Your Cities' Scores

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…

Laws & Legislation, Workplace, State & Local Policy

MEI 2022: See Your Cities' Past Scores

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…

Transgender, LGBTQ+ Youth, Allies, State & Local Policy, Laws & Legislation

Myths and Facts: Battling Disinformation About Transgender Rights

Lawmakers across the country have recently proposed a number of bills that target the transgender community. The majority of these bills attempt to restrict transgender kids’ participation in school sports…

State & Local Policy, Laws & Legislation

State Maps

See state maps that show the laws and policies that affect LGBTQ+ people in areas of non-discrimination, healthcare, youth, and more.