Ann Arbor Earns 10th Consecutive Perfect Score on LGBTQ+ Inclusion Assessment

Ann Arbor earned a perfect score on an assessment of LGBTQ+ inclusion for the 10th year in a row.

“Ann Arbor’s leaders pay attention to the needs of all residents and city employees and work hard to ensure practices, policies and services evolve to meet those needs,” said Mayor Christopher Taylor. “The inclusion of all people is paramount to a community’s success.”

The Human Rights Campaign launched the Municipal Equality Index in 2012. Ann Arbor has received full marks on the assessment since 2016.

The 2025 assessment considered nondiscrimination laws, employment policies, municipal services, police practices and leadership on LGBTQ+ equality.

Ann Arbor banned LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations in 1972. A historical marker was installed outside Larcom City Hall earlier this year to memorialize that decision and the Ann Arbor City Council members who brought it about, Nancy Wechsler and Jerry DeGrieck. They were the first elected officials in the U.S. to come out as LGBTQ+ while holding public office. The marker also recognizes the city’s place in history with the election of Kathy Kozachenko, the first openly out candidate in the United States to be elected to public office. 

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Media Contact: 

Joanna Satterlee, City Communications Manager, jesatterlee@a2gov.org