Most lgbtq friendly states to live

 

For LGBTQ seniors, result a welcoming and inclusive retirement community that embraces diversity and fosters a sense of belonging is paramount. Outside of opting for LGBTQ or homosexual retirement communities, LGBTQ seniors will also want to evaluate the culture and setting of the surrounding city. But what makes a city truly LGBTQ-friendly, and how does that intersect with cities recognizable for their desirability as retirement destinations?  To support you get started on your search for your ideal retirement community, we’ve compiled our list of 2024’s best places for LGBTQ retirement and outlined the top factors you’ll want to consider. 

Merging the Data: Pairing Gay-Friendly Cities & Retirement Hotspots

Our list of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities for retirees in 2024 was created through the analysis of several resources, including The Journal of Consumer Affairs’ 2024 list of LGBTQ-friendly cities, Senior Advice’s 2019 notify on the best LGBTQ-friendly destinations for seniors, and Realtor’s Top 10 Retirement Towns for 2024.Collectively, these resources considered more than 100 metrics, such as:

 

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  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ranked each articulate across the country for its approach to Gay equality and a Newsweek map shows where each state stands on the spectrum.

  A total of 23 states received the lowest classification from the HRC. Newsweek has reached out to press representatives for the individual governmental bodies for each state, via email or online establish outside of regular productive hours for comment.

  Why It Matters

  Bills and legislation anticipated under the second presidential term of President Donald Trump may potentially signal a shift in tone toward LGBTQ+ rights in America, but the HRC reports that "487 anti-equality bills" were introduced into state legislatures in 2024 around the country, and 46 were signed into law.

  What To Know

  Recent bills and legislature, including the banning of pride flags at U.S. embassies, cutting federal support for gender transitions for individuals under the age of 19 and an executive request that calls for the Pentagon to revise its policy on transgender service members, are making Queer people feel uncomfortable, says the HRC.

  According to the HRC's survey called Impact of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation on LGBTQ+ Adults,

  What are the safest places for gay and transitioned people? See where your state ranks

  As Oklahoman legislators push to restrict transsexual rights and overturn the 2015 Supreme Court conclusion legalizing gay marriage, Zane Eaves says his individuality as a transgender gentleman has put a objective on his back in his home state.

  One of 18,900 trans adults in Oklahoma, Eaves has received death threats, as has his wife of 10 years and their two children.

  “All the hatred and political stuff going on” are driving this Oklahoma lifer from the place he was born and raised, Eaves, 35, said. He has only crossed the state line three times in his experience, but in recent weeks, he made the hard decision to move his family to North Carolina to be closer to friends and allies. 

  “I am just trying to remain alive and keep my marriage,” Eaves said.

  Oklahoma ranks 44th in the nation on a list released on June 2 of the most and least welcoming states for woman loving woman, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans.

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  More and more, the question of where LGBTQ+ people experience safe is one of blue vs. red, according to advocacy group Out Leadership.

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  United States LGBT Equality Index

  Equality Index Methodology

  Equaldex's Equality Index is a rating from 0 to 100 (with 100 existence the most equal) to help visualize the legal rights and public attitudes towards LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex...) people in each region. The Equality Index is an average of two indexes: the legal index and the public opinion Index.

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  Average of Legal Index and Public Opinion Index

  Legal Index

  The LGBT legal index measures the current legal status of 13 different issues ranging from the legal status of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, transgender rights, LGBT discrimination protections, LGBT censorship laws, and more. Each topic is weighted differently (for example, if same-sex marriage is illegal in a region, it would have a much bigger impact on the score than not allowing LGBT people to attend in the military). Each topic is assigned a "total possible score" and a "score" is assigned based the status of the law using a rating scale that ranges from 0% to 100% (for example, if homosexuality is legal, it would would collect a score of 100, but if it's illegal, it would receve a

  Adult LGBT Population in the United States

  This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. senior population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS 2020-2021 numbers for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the articulate level.

  Combining 2020-2021 BRFSS data, we estimate that 5.5% of U.S. adults determine as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost 13.9 million (13,942,200) LGBT adults in the U.S.

  Regions and States

  LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (57.0%) of LGBT people in the U.S. exist in the Midwest (21.1%) and South (35.9%), including 2.9 million in the Midwest and 5.0 million in the South. About one-quarter (24.5%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately 3.4 million people. Less than one in five (18.5%) LGBT adults survive in the Northeast (2.6 million).

  The percent of adults who identify as LGBT