HRC Municipal Equality Index

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Tennessee · Free

HRC's annual ranking of US cities on LGBTQ+ inclusion in laws and services. Useful for tenants denied housing or evicted because of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. EEOC for employment, HUD for housing, DOJ for hate crimes — separate agencies for separate domains. School Title IX protections explicitly include LGBTQ+ students; harassment must be addressed by the school. No cost — the program is grant-funded and confidentiality-protected.

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EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). W
HUD Housing Discrimination — File LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act. Call 1-800-669-9777. Worth contacting after being refused service,
DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. Useful for tenants denied housing
Movement Advancement Project — MAP — independent think tank tracking LGBTQ+ equality laws state by state. Searchable equality maps. For LGBTQ+ workers fired, harassed, or
Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. Useful for tenants denied
GLAAD — Media Advocacy — GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance, holding media accountable for fair representation. A starting point for documentation BEFOR