State & Local Policy, Laws & Legislation, College, Allies, LGBTQ+ Youth, Parenting, Empowering Advocate Communities

Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety

Safety and preparedness are essential in uncertain times. Whether you're preparing for an emergency or participating in a peaceful protest, these guidelines will help ensure your safety and well-being.

State & Local Policy, Workplace, Laws & Legislation

MEI 2024: 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…

Municipal Equality Index 2024

The 2024 MEI is the twelfth annual edition and rates a total of 506 cities on 49 different criteria from every state in the nation.

LGBTQ+ Youth, Allies, Workplace, Parenting, Elections, Transgender, Health & Aging, State & Local Policy, Coming Out, Communities of Color, Hate Crimes, Adoption, Laws & Legislation

Facing the Future Together: FAQs, Guidance, and Resources

Many in our community are experiencing the heaviness of recent events and a range of emotions including fear, anger, sadness, grief, hopelessness, and exhaustion. These emotions are real, and we…

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.
Check your state's scorecard by texting…

Transgender, State & Local Policy, Laws & Legislation, Research

Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State

In a coordinated push led by national anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups, legislators across the country have overridden the recommendations of the American medical establishment and introduced hundreds of bills that target…

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

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, Allies, Research

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…