HRC releases critical measure of municipal LGBTQ inclusivity and key corporate tool

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute, released its sixth annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the only nationwide rating system of LGBTQ inclusion in municipal law, policy and services. The 2017 MEI reveals new heights in municipal LGBTQ equality in nearly every regard. A record…

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LGBTQ community responds to NC Gov. Cooper’s executive order extending limited protections

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), National Center for Transgender Equality, and Equality NC have responded to Gov. Roy Cooper’s signing of an executive order extending limited additional protections for LGBTQ people employed by the state or receiving state services. The executive order reaffirms protections already in place for state employees and extends…

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