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Section I: Non-Discrimination Laws

A. City prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in:

• Employment

• Housing

• Public accommodations

B. City prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in:

• Employment

• Housing

• Public accommodations

Bonus: All-Gender Single Occupancy Facilities

• Yes
• No

Bonus: Protects Youth From Conversion Therapy

• Yes
• No

Section II. Municipality as Employer

A. City has a policy of non-discrimination for its employees on the basis of:

• Sexual orientation

• Gender identity

B. City has transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits for its employees:

• Yes

• No

C. City requires all contractors to have a non-discrimination ordinance or policy on the basis of:

• Sexual orientation

• Gender identity

D. City provides an inclusive workplace for LGBTQ employees in:

• LGBTQ-inclusive recruitment

• LGBTQ-inclusive diversity training

• LGBTQ employee resource group

Bonus: Domestic Benefits for Same- and Different Sex Couples for City Employees:

• Yes
• No

Section III. Municipality's Services & Programs

A. Human Relations Commission (County or City)

• Yes
• No

B. Enforcement Mechanism of NDO by the Human Relations Commission (County or City):

• Yes
• No

C. Mayoral LGBTQ Liaison or Mayoral Office of LGBTQ Affairs:

• Yes
• No

Bonus: Youth Prevention Policy for Youth-Facing City Services:

• sexual orientation
• gender identity

BONUS: City Services For Vulnerable Populations:

• LGBTQ youth

• LGBTQ homeless people

• LGBTQ elders

• People who are living with HIV or AIDS

• Transgender community

Section IV. Municipality as Law Enforcement

• Police LGBTQ task force or liaison

• Police Reported 2018 Hate Crimes Data to the FBI

Section V. Leadership on LGBTQ Equality

A. Leadership's public position on LGBTQ equality:

• Please describe statements that city leadership has made regarding LGBTQ equality (for and/or against), and detail any recent local legislative efforts that have been made regarding LGBTQ issues.

• Participation in pride

• Partnership with LGBTQ advocacy groups

• Other engagement with LGBTQ issues

B. Leadership's pro-equality legislative or policy efforts:

• Please describe how actively the city has been pursuing pro-equality legislation or policies. This includes ordinances introduced, whether passed or not, city policies, as well as pro-equality city council resolutions.

BONUS: Open LGBTQ elected or appointed municipal leaders:

• Please list their names and titles

BONUS: City Tests Limits of Restrictive State Law:

• If a city resides in a state with a preemption law, please describe an example of the city pushing back against the restrictive state law

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