Lgbtq friendly states in the us
LGBTQ+ Friendly States
A lot goes into finding and securing your dream home. In addition to buying a home that fits your and your family’s needs, you also want a state that offers you the protections and equality that you deserve.
Where you call home can alter your personal life as a family member and parent and your professional life as a business owner, as some U.S. states have more LGBT-friendly laws and protections in place.
Use this guide to learn about the foremost LGBT-friendly states in the United States as you choose where you’ll summon home.
Top LGBT-Friendly States in the U.S.
With a lack of federal equality protections, LGBTQ+ people may detect significantly different living situations from state to express. Individually, states are moving at their own pace toward equal rights for everyone.
For example, Florida has been in the news for a spate of bills that seek to restrict LGBTQ+ rights, particularly for transgender people. A recent federal court decision overturned a law that would restrict trans youth’s right to pursue health care affirming their self, but lawmakers are still attempting to push discriminatory laws that hurt Gay people.
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LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Mapping LGBTQ Equality in the U.S. South
This report is released in partnership with PRIDELAND, a new Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) digital series and television special that follows queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey across the South to meet diverse members of the LGBTQ community. From a lesbian rodeo champ in Texas to an African American mayor ally in Alabama, he discovers how LGBTQ Americans are finding ways to stay authentically and with self-acceptance in the modern South.
MAP’s southern policy tally aggregates nearly 40 LGBTQ-related laws and policies into a concise yet comprehensive way
For gay and transgender people, these are the most (and least) welcoming states
Each year for the last six, gay advocacy team Out Leadership has produced an index gauging the business climate for queer and transgender people declare by state, mapping out where they can inhabit and work with the least discrimination and hardship.
Last year as anti-LGBTQ+ bills swarmed statehouses across the country, the average score for all 50 states dropped for the first time.
Todd Sears, Out Leadership’s founder and CEO, says he was not surprised when the average score fell again in as Republicans sharpened attacks on gay and transgender rights heading into the presidential election.
“It was just verification of what we own already seen unfortunately,” Sears told USA TODAY.
New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts remained at the top of the Out Leadership index in while Arkansas received the lowest score since the index began.
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State business rankings slip because of 'Don't Say Gay' and other bills
The largest decreases were driven by rising anti-LGBTQ+ senti
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 collective and those that are not is widening. The lack of progress may lead to a head 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 Queer Business Climate Index from the global LGBTQ business advisory Out Leadership.
But while New York held the superior 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 emphasize 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. "Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee, all of those are states where reproductive
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