74 places earned a score of at least 85 points, designating them as” All- Star Cities,” recognizing their enormous work to push up on overreaching state-level legislation in 20 states across the nation that lack obvious protections for genital orientation and gender identity in their non-discrimination laws. The following places are included in this year’s all-stars:
-
Alabama: Birmingham
-
Juneau, Alaska
-
Chandler, Flagstaff, Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Tucson are all in Arizona.
-
Florida: Miami, Miami Shores, Oakland Park, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa, and Coral Gables. Ft. Lauderdale, Gainesville, Hollywood.
-
Georgia: Athens, Decatur, and Atlanta; Clarke County
-
Terre Haute, Bloomington, and Evansville, Indiana
-
Lawrence, Overland Park, Topeka, and Wichita are in Kansas.
-
Kentucky: Louisville, Lexington, and Covington
-
New Orleans, Louisiana
-
Missouri, Kansas City, and St. Louis
-
Montana: The Missoula
-
Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Carrboro are all in North Carolina.
-
Ohio’s cities include Toledo, Lakewood, Cleveland, Dayton, Dublin, and Akron.
-
Norman, Oklahoma
-
Pennsylvania includes State College, Reading, Allentown, Carlisle, Erie, Harrisburg, New Hope, and Philadelphia.
-
Myrtle Beach in South Carolina
-
Brookings, South Dakota
-
Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Arlington, and Austin are all in Texas.
-
Charleston, Huntington, and Morgantown are in West Virginia.
-
Wyoming’s Laramie
The 50 state capital, the 200 largest American cities, each state’s five largest towns or towns, its two largest public institutions, 75 cities and municipalities with a large proportion of same-sex couples, and 98 cities chosen by HRC and Equality Federation position groups, members, or supporters are all included in the Municipalequality Index.
There is still an intolerable patchwork of laws for LGBTQ+ individuals across the nation, despite the fact that local leaders are still paving the way for justice. The national Equality Act, which would give LGBTQ+ people consistent and obvious non-discrimination protections in important areas of life, such as employment, housing, credit, education, open spaces and services, federally sponsored programs, and jury service, is further needed as a result.
The complete 2023 MEI statement is accessible online at www., along with comprehensive scorecards for each area and a searchable score database. clinton. org/mei.
