Municipal Equality Index 2016

While state legislatures around the country grappled with a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills during the 2016 legislative session, cities continued to show that matters of municipal equality continue to matter to local governments in red states and blue states alike. Cities big and small, hailing from every region of the country, continue to do the work in their communities to ensure that LGBTQ+ people are able to live, work, visit and engage in the places they call home. For four years the MEI has demonstrated the power of municipalities to effect change, and this year is no different.