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These are the safest cities to be LGBTQ in America

The HRC's 2016 Municipal Equality Index ranked 506 cities across the country on criteria which included whether or not they have non-discrimination laws, the inclusiveness of city services and city law enforcement, including the reporting of hate crimes.

Of the 506 cities evaluated, 60 scored a perfect 100 on the HRC's index — including some cities that were passing laws to protect LGBTQ communities even as their state legislators worked to enact anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Here are the 60 cities and municipalities, listed by state, offering LGBTQ people the most legal protections and inclusion, according to the HRC's 2016 rankings:

Arizona: Phoenix, Tempe, Tuscon

California: Cathedral City, Guerneville (Sonoma County), Long Beach, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, West Hollywood

Connecticut: Stamford

Florida: Orlando, St. Petersburg, Wilton Manors

Georgia: Atlanta

Illinois: Chicago

Indiana: Bloomington

Iowa: Ceder Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City

Kentucky: Louisville  

Maryland: Baltimore

Massachusetts: Boston, Cambridge, Provincetown, Salem, Worcester

Michigan: Ann Arbor, Detroit, East Lansing

Minnesota: Minneapolis, Saint Paul

Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis

Montana: Missoula

Nevada: Enterprise, Las Vegas, Paradise

New Jersey: Jersey City

New York: Albany, New York, Rochester, Yonkers

Ohio: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton

Oregon: Portland

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia

Rhode Island: Providence

Texas: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth

Washington: Bellevue, Olympia, Seattle

Wisconsin: Madison

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