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The Best Gay Municipality to Live in West Virginia
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Which city is this week’s winner in West Virginia?
As a recap, we’re using these 6 metrics
- HRC Municipal Equality Index = 5x weight
- Zillow’s ZORI = 1x weight
- Zillow’s ZHVI = 1x weight
- HH income median = 1x weight
- HH income mean = 1x weight
- BestPlaces.net Cost of Living
This week’s honorable mention goes to Morgantown West Virginia. It’s the only West Virginia town to get 100 HRC MEI. It also ranks #1 for average and median household incomes, but it’s lifeless last for rent affordability, home ethics, and cost of living – which keeps it from the top identify. So . . . . it’s gay-friendly but not the most affordable.
Who’s this week’s winner? Charleston West Virginia, one of the 2019 Queer Cash Live Tour stops.
Why?
It’s #1 for rent and home standards affordability, in the middle for average
LGBTQ+ Center
At the LGBTQ+ Center, we are devoted to advancing truth about genders and sexuality through teaching, engagement, and advocacy.
Save the Date ~Welcome to WVU!
The LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating students coming support to campus for the Fall 2025 session. Come participate us for our Welcome Mix & Mingle which will have games, melody, and more! Save the date and maintain watching for more information!
September 12 | 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Welcome endorse event
Celebrate with the LGBTQ+ Center! Link us for an evening of entertainment, sustenance, games, and music.
Friday, September 12 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the MountLair Blue Ballroom.
Suicide Prevention Day
Breathe and decompress while you study quick and simple methods to apply your voice and make things improve for you and those around you.
Wednesday, September 11 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at MountLair main floor
Upcoming Events
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More than 68,000 LGBT people in West Virginia are vulnerable to discrimination
West Virginia’s legal landscape puts the state’s 57,800 LGBT adults and 10,300 LGBT youth at risk of discrimination and harassment. The social, economic, and health effects of stigma and discrimination against LGBT people negatively impact West Virginia’s economy by tens of millions of dollars each year, according to a modern study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
In the study, researchers assessed the prevalence and impact of several forms of stigma and discrimination against LGBT people in West Virginia, including harassment and discrimination in employment, housing, and general accommodations; harassment and bullying in schools; and family rejection of LGBT youth.
“West Virginia’s economy could benefit from the creation of a more supportive legal landscape for LGBT people,” said guide author Christy Mallory, Renberg Senior Scholar and Legal Director at the Williams Institute. “Including sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s non-discrimination laws would be a step in that direction.”
Key Findings
Many LGBT people in West Virginia experience economic instability.
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West Virginia's Equality Profile
Sexual Orientation
13%of population
fully protected0%of population only
partially
protected- State
Protections - County
Protections - City
Protections - No
Protections - Protections
Banned
Legend
County guide only shows areas with full protections for sexual orientation (i.e., discrimination prohibited in private employment, housing, and public accommodations)
City and County Numbers:
0 counties out of 55 have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, and public accommodations (full protections).
20 cities have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in secret employment, housing, and common accommodations (full protections).
0 municipalities, not including those listed above, have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in secret employment, housing, or common accommodations (only partial protections). See table below.
13% of the state population is protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, and public accommodations (full protection
- State