KUAR | By Daniel Breen, Seth Hooker

The state of Arkansas is among 23 states considered unaccepting towards LGBTQ+ equality.

The Human Rights Campaign recently released its State Equality Index, an annual state-by-state report that reviews statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ+ people and their families. Arkansas was categorized, “high priority to achieve basic equality,” the index’s lowest ranking.

“I think it’s a sign of where we are socially and culturally,” said Cathryn Oakley, senior director for legal policy at the Human Rights Campaign. “When people see those states, including Arkansas, in the bottom group I don’t think anybody is surprised.”

Arkansas Among States Leading Nation in Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation