For the third year in a row, Orlando was awarded a perfect score on the Municipal Equality Index, which measures cities' inclusiveness toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

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The HRC, which produces the index, announced Orlando‘s perfect score at a news conference Tuesday at City Hall, during which officials praised the city’s response to the June 12 massacre at Pulse, a gay nightclub.

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