The City of Fort Lauderdale is proud to have earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index (MEI) for the fourth year in a row.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with The Equality Federation Institute, released its 11th annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the only nationwide assessment of LGBTQ+ equality in the areas of municipal policies, laws and services.
City initiatives that contribute to a perfect score include anti-bullying policies, proclaiming June 2022 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, reporting hate crime statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation annually, continued appointments of LGBTQ+ community and police liaisons and much more.
“The City of Fort Lauderdale is proud once again to achieve top marks from the Human Rights Campaign in its Municipal Equality Index,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis. “The leadership of our city has long recognized the importance of diversity and LGBT equality in our community and has stood firm as some in our nation have tried to roll back hard-fought gains. Of particular note this past year, I am proud that the City went on record as opposing the discrimination of transgender athletes in scholastic sports. Fort Lauderdale is truly a community that embraces its diversity.”
The full report, including detailed scorecards for every city, as well as a searchable database, is available online at https://www.reports.hrc.org/municipal-equality-index-2022.
Read the City of Fort Lauderdale’s scorecard here.
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