The city of Philadelphia has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, which assesses LGBTQ equality in municipal policy, law and services. The index ranks cities based on criteria including LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws, benefits for LGBTQ employees, equal access to public services, and fair enforcement of the law. Other areas across the region scored in the index include Allentown (100), Reading (91), New Hope (89), Wilmington (88), Harrisburg (69), and Rehoboth Beach (58). 

The index ranked 506 cities in total, including all 50 state capitals and the 200 largest cities in the country. 94 cities received a perfect 100 score on the index, with the average score this year being 64. The states of North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia and Kansas reported the greatest gains, with 34 more states also improving their region’s overall scores from last year. The index also revealed that compared to last year more cities now have trans-inclusive healthcare benefits, anti-conversion therapy ordinances, as well as policies requiring contractors to have nondiscrimination protections that cover sexual orientation and/or gender identity

City of Philadelphia scores 100 percent on LGBTQ municipal equality index | Philadelphia Gay News (epgn.com)