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US Ranks Low in LGBT Military Index
How the Land of the #Free and Home of the #Brave ranks on the LGBT Military #Equality Index:
The US ranks low on the LGBT equality index. Image: Shutterstock
An independent research group of the Dutch Ministry of Defense released a global ranking of countries based on their level of inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service members in their armed forces today. Countries were judged on their level of inclusion, admission and tolerance of LGBT service members.
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The Credit Suisse LGBT Equality Index is a US based capitalization-weighted equity index designed to measure the performance of companies with progressive policies relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality. Its members score 80 or above on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index.
In the wake of Houston Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark'ssuspension from Major League Soccer for using a homophobic slur on the field, it is clear that professional sports teams are beginning to take lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality and allyship seriously. Homophobia that would have passed as an unfortunate part of athletic culture a few years ago is now being treated with the weight and severity it warrants. Though Clark's suspension is meaningful, such penalties can only advance our athletic culture so far.