NEW ROCHELLE – For the second year in a row, the City of New Rochelle as earned a score of 100 on the Municipal Equality Index, the only nationwide rating system of LGBTQ inclusion in municipal law, policy and services.
The study rated 506 cities assessing each on 49 criteria covering citywide non-discrimination protections, policies for municipal employees, city services, law enforcement and the city leadership on LGBTQ equality.
The New Rochelle rating reflects the ongoing efforts of the city’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee formed in 2020. The committee raises awareness, educates, and advocates for the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer residents of the city, while also helping to ensure that municipal government is fully inclusive.
LGBTQ Community Liaison Sam Gomez has been instrumental in creating a number of Pride events for New Rochelle in 2021, including a Pride Month flag-raising and Pride Day, coordinating with local events like National Night Out and the Thanksgiving Parade, and forming a partnership with New Rochelle’s Sister City La Rochelle, France.
The full report can be viewed here.
