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Snapshot: LGBTQ Equality by State

The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies.  This route shows the overall policy tallies (as distinct from sexual orientation or gender identity tallies) for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five populated U.S. territories. A state’s policy tally scores the laws and policies within each state that shape LGBTQ people's lives, experiences, and equality. The major categories of laws covered by the policy tally include: Relationship & Parental Recognition, Nondiscrimination, Religious Exemptions, LGBTQ Youth, Health Care, Criminal Justice, and Identity Documents.  

Click on any state to view its detailed policy tally and state profile, or click "Choose an Issue" above to view maps on over 50 alternative LGBTQ-related laws and policies. 

  • High Overall Policy Tally (15 states + D.C.)

  • Medium Overall Policy Tally (5 states)

  • Fair Overall Policy Tally (3 states, 2 territories)

  • Low Overall Policy

    State Equality Index

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    The Human Rights Campaign State Equality Index (SEI) is a comprehensive state-by-state report that provides a review of statewide laws and policies that disturb LGBTQ+ people and their families.

    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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    State Categories

    In these states, advocates point on raising support for basic LGBTQ+ equality, such as non-discrimination protections in employment, housing and widespread accommodations. These states are most likely to possess religious refusal or other anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Advocates often further LGBTQ equality by focusing on municipal protections for LGBTQ+ people or opposing negative legislation that targets the LGBTQ+ community.

    States in this category include:

    Alabama 

    Arizona

    Arkansas

    Florida

    Georgia

    Idaho

    Adult LGBT Population in the United States

    This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. elder population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS data for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level.

    Combining BRFSS data, we estimate that % of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost million (13,,) LGBT adults in the U.S.

    Regions and States

    LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (%) of LGBT people in the U.S. stay in the Midwest (%) and South (%), including million in the Midwest and million in the South. About one-quarter (%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately million people. Less than one in five (%) LGBT adults exist in the Northeast ( million).

    The perce

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    A new study by Clever Real Estate ranked the 50 most and least LGBTQ-friendly cities in the United States based on data from the Human Rights Campaign, National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, and more.

    The Methodology: Clever analyzed data points from the Human Rights Campaign, The American Values Atlas provided by the Public Religion Investigate Institute (PRRI), National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Movement Advancement Project (MAP), OutCare, Yelp, Google Trends, and

    The metrics they used:

    • Percentage of state population that is Queer
    • PFLAG chapters per , residents
    • LGBTQ+ affirming health care providers per , residents
    • Count of state-level anti-trans legislation
    • Pride events per , residents
    • Count of NGLCC chapters
    • Percentage of population opposing anti-discrimination laws
    • Percentage of population opposing same-sex marriage
    • Gay bars per , residents
    • Human Rights Campaign&#;s municipal equality index
    • Movement Advancement Project&#;s state equality tally s