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I guess you missed Miami, although it does have suburbs that scored higher.
Honolulu got even lower which is shocking because Hawaii is a liberal state - probably one of the most liberal in the country and otherwise accepting.
Of course, they're rating cities by ordinances that ban discrimination against the LGBT community and in liberal areas, some of these might not need to be explicitly defined.
Also, Miami Beach got 100, which is what people usually think Miami is.
Honolulu got even lower which is shocking because Hawaii is a liberal state - probably one of the most liberal in the country and otherwise accepting.
Of course, they're rating cities by ordinances that ban discrimination against the LGBT community and in liberal areas, some of these might not need to be explicitly defined.
Also, Miami Beach got 100, which is what people usually think Miami is.
This is true, but I think the value of having such explicitly-defined ordinances is clearer under this current administration.
I am surprised to see Houston so low, although I suppose the failure of the LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance vote plays a role. Can anyone speak to other reasons it ranks among the likes of Shreveport and Spokane?
Honolulu got even lower which is shocking because Hawaii is a liberal state - probably one of the most liberal in the country and otherwise accepting.
Of course, they're rating cities by ordinances that ban discrimination against the LGBT community and in liberal areas, some of these might not need to be explicitly defined.
Also, Miami Beach got 100, which is what people usually think Miami is.
Orlando getting an 100, and Miami a 59? whoever or whomever made this list got it right, because I always felt Orlando was more LGBT-Friendly than Miami, Tampa, or Jacksonville.
I think with Miami Beach being such a tourist destination, maybe that influences the overall culture of the suburb.
In addition to areas elsewhere in the metro having higher scores, there are also full LGBT protections applied across the county that Miami is in.
The criteria should have allowed for that if it doesn't. If it did, it seems that it would result in a higher score for Miami.
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