{"id":64445,"date":"2018-02-14T18:10:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T23:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T18:10:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T23:10:28","slug":"hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/https_assets2.hrc.org\/files\/images\/blog\/MEI-2017-Cover-1600x900_640_360.png\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Post submitted by Collen Kutney, HRC State &#038; Municipal Program Senior Manager<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Municipalities across the country are using HRC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/mei\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Equality Index (MEI)<\/a> as a roadmap to make their communities more inclusive of the LGBTQ people who <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a>, work and travel there.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to meet recently with the Human Rights Commission of <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/MEI-2017-Arlington-Virginia.pdf?_ga=2.144244028.829097955.1518126331-1974975454.1503682933\" target=\"_blank\">Arlington County, Virginia<\/a> to discuss how the county can achieve a perfect 100-point score in the 2018 MEI. In 2017, it received a laudable score of 93. Arlington County and Alexandria were the highest-scoring Virginia communities in last year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.org\/mei\" target=\"_blank\">MEI<\/a>, each earning more than 85 points \u2014 despite being located in a state without LGBTQ-inclusive statewide non-discrimination laws.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/MEI-2017-FullReport.pdf?_ga=2.144094780.829097955.1518126331-1974975454.1503682933\" target=\"_blank\">2017 MEI<\/a>, released last October, rated 506 cities across the country on their LGBTQ-inclusive laws, policies and services. The MEI scorecard assesses cities in five categories: non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer, municipal services, law enforcement and the city leadership&#8217;s public position on LGBTQ equality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/standards-for-credit-on-the-mei\" target=\"_blank\">Scoring criteria<\/a> for the MEI will undergo significant changes in 2018. For the first time, points will be deducted if religious exemptions in non-discrimination protections specifically target the LGBTQ community. More emphasis will be placed on city employee nondiscrimination protections. Two new criteria\u2014committing to <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/MEI-2017-IssueBrief-SegregatedFacilities.pdf?_ga=2.71868058.829097955.1518126331-1974975454.1503682933\" target=\"_blank\">all-gender single-occupancy facilities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/MEI-2017-IssueBrief-ConversionTherapy.pdf?_ga=2.71868058.829097955.1518126331-1974975454.1503682933\" target=\"_blank\">protecting youth from conversion therapy<\/a>\u2014will be added as bonus points.<\/p>\n<p>Other changes that will be incorporated into the 2018 MEI:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u201cInclusive Workplace\u201d and \u201cEnforcement of the Non-Discrimination Ordinance by the Human Rights Commission\u201d categories will be moved from bonus to standard points.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/IssueBrief-DomesticPartnerships-MEI2015.pdf?_ga=2.184990368.829097955.1518126331-1974975454.1503682933\" target=\"_blank\">Domestic partner benefits for city employees<\/a> will be added back into the MEI scorecard for same- and different-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Anti-bullying policies in school districts has been removed from the MEI scorecard and replaced with a <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/MEI-2016-Issue-Brief-Issue-Brief-Bullying-Prevention.pdf?_ga=2.113367694.829097955.1518126331-1974975454.1503682933\" target=\"_blank\">youth bullying prevention policy for city programs and services<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, cities that push back against restrictive state laws will receive 3 points, rather than 4, for their efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In total, the MEI will reflect 100 standard points and 22 bonus points.<\/p>\n<p>Cities that don\u2019t fall within the MEI&#8217;s city selection criteria are welcome to complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/submit-a-municipality-to-be-rated\" target=\"_blank\">self-submit<\/a> process. Cities are also encouraged to email <a href=\"mailto:mei@hrc.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">mei@hrc.org<\/a> to learn more about the MEI scorecard and how to improve their score ahead of the 2018 publication release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive Post submitted by Collen Kutney, HRC State &#038; Municipal Program Senior Manager Municipalities across the country are using HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index (MEI) as a roadmap to make their communities more inclusive of the LGBTQ people who <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a>, work and travel there. I had the opportunity &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrcs-municipal-equality-index-works-to-make-communities-lgbtq-inclusive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index Works to Make Communities LGBTQ-Inclusive Post submitted by Collen Kutney, HRC State &#038; Municipal Program Senior Manager Municipalities across the country are using HRC\u2019s Municipal Equality Index (MEI) as a roadmap to make their communities more inclusive of the LGBTQ people who live, work and travel there. 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