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Worst states for lgbtq

Snapshot: LGBTQ Equality by State

The Movement Advancement Venture (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies.  This map shows the overall policy tallies (as unique from sexual orientation or gender culture 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 Persona 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 other 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

    Rainbow Map

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    These are the main findings for the edition of the rainbow map

    The Rainbow Chart ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from %.

    The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls following anti-LGBTI legislation. The data highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our press release.

    “Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in reality designed to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”

    • Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe


    Malta has sat on uppermost of the ranking for the last 10 years. 

    With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. 

    State Equality Index

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    The Human Rights Campaign State Equality Index (SEI) is a comprehensive state-by-state inform that provides a review of statewide laws and policies that affect 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.

    Check your state's scorecard by texting SEI to from your mobile phone. (msg & data rates may apply. Text STOP to quit, HELP for info.)

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    In these states, advocates focus on raising support for basic LGBTQ+ equality, such as non-discrimination protections in employment, housing and public 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

    Best and worst states for LGBTQ folks? Divide worsens after 'Don't Say Gay,' report says

    Amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, the gap between states that are welcoming to the LGBTQ society and those that are not is widening. The lack of progress may lead to a mind drain as workers select areas that are more tolerant, according to a new business climate ranking given exclusively to USA TODAY.  

    New York had the most equitable climate for the LGBTQ community while South Carolina ranked the lowest, according to the fourth annual State Gay Business Climate Index from the global LGBTQ business advisory Out Leadership.

    But while New York held the highest spot for the second consecutive year and South Carolina scored the worst for the third year in a row, the shifting scores of many states in between peak the nation's widening divisions around issues ranging from LGBTQ inclusion to reproductive rights, says Todd Sears, Out Leadership's founder and CEO.

    "The states that are getting worse for LGBT people are also getting worse for women and for people of color,'' Sears says