LGBTQ+ equality score by state U.S. 2023

U.S. states hold a lot of power to determine individual laws and policies that are enacted within them. According to the source, California and Colorado score highest across seven major policy areas: relationship and parental recognition; nondiscrimination; religious exemptions; LGBTQ youth; health care; criminal justice; and identity documents. As of May 2023, California had a score of 41.75 while Tennessee had a score of -10.5 - the lowest of any state.

Overall policy score for LGBTQ+ related laws and policies in the United States in 2023, by state

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Release date

May 2023

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United States

Survey time period

May 2023

Supplementary notes

The source adds: MAP's Equality Maps track over 50 LGBTQ-related state laws and policies .These laws are grouped into seven major categories: relationship and parental recognition; nondiscrimination; religious exemptions; LGBTQ youth; health care; criminal justice; and identity documents. These policies are scored across all 50 states , Washington DC, and the five U.S. territories, and these individual policy scores are then added together to create the Overall LGBTQ Policy Tally score. This Overall Tally helps illustrate a big picture view of the broader LGBTQ policy landscape across the country. Scores and maps are maintained in real-time, so the scores available on our website may change on any given day as laws themselves change.

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