3.12 Municipal Equality Index Score (summary)

<p>&nbsp;</p><p><font style='font-size:16px;'>Cities are in constant competition for residents, businesses, and employees, and inclusiveness is a crucial factor that attracts all three. The Municipal Equality Index (MEI) specifically measures laws and policies of municipalities to examine how inclusive cities are of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning) people.</font></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>Administered by the Human Rights Campaign, the MEI scorecard criteria annually evaluate a municipality on six categories, with bonus points available:&nbsp;</span><br />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ol><li><font style='font-size:16px;'>Non-Discrimination Laws: This category evaluates whether discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited by city, county, or state in areas of employment m housing, and public accommodations.</font></li><li><font style='font-size:16px;'>Relationship Recognition: Marriage, civil unions, and comprehensive domestic partnerships are matters of state policy; cities and counties have only the power to create domestic partner registries.</font></li><li><font style='font-size:16px;'>Municipality as Employer: By offering equivalent benefits and protections to LGBTQ employees, and by awarding contracts to fair-minded businesses, municipalities commit themselves to treating LGBTQ employees equally.</font></li><li><font style='font-size:16px;'>Municipal Services: The section assesses the efforts of the city to ensure LGBTQ constituents are included in city services and programs.</font></li><li><font style='font-size:16px;'>Law Enforcement: Fair enforcement of the law includes responsible reporting of hate crimes and engaging with the LGBTQ community in a thoughtful and respectful way.</font></li><li><font style='font-size:16px;'>Relationship with the LGBTQ Community: This category measures the city leadership’s commitment to fully include the LGBTQ community and to advocate for full equality.</font></li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font style='font-size:16px;'>Additional information available at&nbsp;</font><a target='_blank' href='https://www.hrc.org/resources/municipal-equality-index' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>hrc.org/mei</a></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>This page provides data for the Municipality Equality Index performance measure.</span><br />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The performance measure dashboard is available at&nbsp;</span><a target='_blank' href='https://quality-of-life-tempegov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/municipality-equality-index' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>3.12&nbsp;Municipal Equality Index</a><span style='font-size:16px;'>.</span><br />&nbsp;</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><strong>Additional Information</strong><br />&nbsp;</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Source:&nbsp;</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Contact: Wydale Holmes</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Contact E-Mail:&nbsp;wydale_holmes@tempe.gov</p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'><font>Data Source Type:&nbsp;Excel</font></span></p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Preparation Method:&nbsp;</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Publish Frequency:&nbsp;Annually, October</p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'><font>Publish Method:&nbsp;Manual</font></span></p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><a target='_blank' href='https://tempe.gitbook.io/data-dictionary/3.12-municipality-equality-index-score' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Data Dictionary&nbsp;</a><br />&nbsp;</p>

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