Ashland is home to Southern Oregon University, recognized as one of the top 30 LGBTQ-friendly college campuses in the country.
The city prides itself on tolerance for people of all colors, genders, and sexual orientations. So it came as a surprise to some people to see Ashland's low score (43 of 100) on the Municipal Equality Index put out by the Human Rights Campaign.
Even Birmingham, Alabama scored higher (100 of 100). A look at the numbers reveals it's less about the presence of troubles than the absence of corrective measures. HRC's Xavier Persad explains.