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The Leading U.S. Cities for LGBT Equality

They are mostly found on the coasts, according to a new study.
MPI's Zara Matheson

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, released their 2012 Municipal Equality Index last week.

The report [PDF] scores 137 cities on 47 criteria across six key categories: non-discrimination, relationship recognition, municipality as employer, municipality’s services and programs, municipality as law enforcement, and municipality’s relationship with LGBT community. Zara Matheson of the Martin Prosperity Institute mapped the data (below).