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City receives score of 70 on 2018 Municipal Equality Index.

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Despite HERO Repeal, Houston Hits New High on LGBTQ Equality Index

October 19, 2017

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By John Wright Houston received a score of 75—its highest ever—on the Human Rights Campaign’s sixth annual Municipal Equality Index…

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Municipal Equality Index

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