Posted by on January 29, 2025 11:05 am
Originally From: Pink News

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Almost half of US states, including Alabama, Florida and Texas, have been rated in the worst category for LGBTQ+ equality, according to a report ranking civil rights across the country.

The new report, named the State Equality Index, from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) revealed that while 21 states, plus Washington DC, are rated highly in terms of LGBTQ+ rights, almost half (24) of the 50 states are rated as having discriminatory legislation in place.

The report, released on Tuesday (28 January), divided states into four categories from the most inclusive of LGBTQ+ people, to the worst, based on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from each state. 

With 489 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced last year – and 46 of them signed into law – research from HRC found that more than seven in ten

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