On February 20th, HCSS launched the LGBT Military Index, the world’s first ranking of inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender personnel in armed forces.

The LGBT Military Index ranks over 100 countries in an instant, transparent, systematic, and comparable overview of 19 policies and best practices.

Since its release, the LGBT Military Index has received widespread international coverage from some of the world’s leading news media, including:

The Economist

• The Guardian, in the UK, US, and Australia

The Huffington Post (US)

Al Jazeera

The Independent (UK)

El Pais (Spain)

L’Express (France)

The Scotsman

Die Tageszeitung (Germany)

Haaretz (Israel)

Xinhua (China)

The Times of India

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

New Zealand Herald

International Business Times (Australia)

NOS op 3 (Netherlands)

Volkskrant (Netherlands)

Pink News

The International Business Times  (US)

Experts

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