How LGBTQ-friendly is Seattle?

Florangela Davila • Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>How LGBTQ-friendly is Seattle? </h1>
                <h2><p>Seattle was recently declared the most LGBTQ-friendly city in America by NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Seattle received the rainbow crown because it has the highest percentage of households with same-sex partners in the country, a relatively low rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people per 100,000 residents and</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/florangela-davila-crosscut-com/">Florangela Davila</a></p> 
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            <p>Seattle was recently declared the most LGBTQ-friendly city in America <a href="http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/cities/most-lgbt-friendly-cities/?ref=avalancheghost.one">by NerdWallet</a>, a personal finance website. Seattle received the rainbow crown because it has the highest percentage of households with same-sex partners in the country, a relatively low rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people per 100,000 residents and a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2013 Municipal Equality Index, according to NerdWallet. Yet, Federal Bureau of Intelligence data for 2012 shows Seattle had the third-highest rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people among large U.S. cities, according to a <a href="http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2014/06/06/data-seattle-has-third-highest-rate-of-anti-lgbt-hate-crimes/?ref=avalancheghost.one">Seattle Times report</a> last week on FBI data. The hate crimes based on sexual orientation apparently tripled that year. So, maybe it depends on what time period is examined, but can we get this resolved before Pridefest? — E.W.<br><br></p>
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Seattle was recently declared the most LGBTQ-friendly city in America by NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Seattle received the rainbow crown because it has the highest percentage of households with same-sex partners in the country, a relatively low rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people per 100,000 residents and a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2013 Municipal Equality Index, according to NerdWallet. Yet, Federal Bureau of Intelligence data for 2012 shows Seattle had the third-highest rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people among large U.S. cities, according to a Seattle Times report last week on FBI data. The hate crimes based on sexual orientation apparently tripled that year. So, maybe it depends on what time period is examined, but can we get this resolved before Pridefest? — E.W.

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By Florangela Davila

Florangela Davila is Crosscut's former managing editor. She also oversaw arts and culture coverage and hosted the daily "Crosscut Now" news highlights show on KCTS 9. She's a longtime Seattle journali