Maryland’s laws and policies related to LGBTQ+ people were rated highly in a recent report by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute.
“The 2020 legislative session was one of the most unusual in recent memory, given the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite the shortened sessions in many states, we saw multiple states pass pro-equality laws to protect the LGBTQ community,” Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David said in a statement.
The 2020 State Equality Index report, which was released on Monday, assessed states’ LGBTQ-related laws and policies in an assortment of areas, including parenting, religious refusal, relationship recognition, non-discrimination, hate crimes and criminal justice, youth-related issues, health and safety.
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