TODAY @ 1PM Join Out Leadership and Governor @Kathy Hochul (NY), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), and @Roy Cooper (NC) as we launch the 6th Annual State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index. Every state ranked for LGBTQ+ equality. Featuring Out Leadership Founder & CEO Todd Sears and Manging Director of Programs & Research Jane Barry-Moran. #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #LGBT
6th Annual State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index 2024 Out Leadership’s 2024 State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index, which measures every US state across 22 data points to create a business-lens roadmap of LGBTQ+ equality in the nation, will highlight trends in politics and culture that affect LGBTQ+ Americans and business operations nationwide. Six years ago, Out Leadership launched its first State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index in the US. This index provides leaders with a roadmap to better understand the many challenges still facing LGBTQ+ Americans. In 2024 alone, over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced nationwide. As we enter an election year, the political and cultural environment in the United States has become increasingly polarized with LGBTQ+-friendly states becoming increasingly inclusive while the worst states for equality become evermore hostile to equality and freedom.