LGBTQIA+

Michigan announces first ever statewide LGBTQ Commission

Washtenaw County officials raised a pride flag at the county’s administration building this morning.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will create a “chief growth officer” position in her administration. She’s expected to make the announcement tomorrow at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual conference on Mackinac Island.

A faith-based healthcare clinic is making plans to appeal a court decision that rejected its challenge to Michigan’s LGBTQ rights law.

The annual event celebrates transgender people and raises awareness about the discrimination they face.

LGBTQ protections are now covered in Michigan’s civil rights law

The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ rights in the state’s anti-discrimination protections. Previous efforts have languished, but the Senate’s new Democratic majority added LGBTQ rights to its list of priorities.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and legislative Democrats said today that a bill to expand Michigan’s civil rights law to include LGBTQ protections will be voted on next week. A state Senate vote planned for this week was delayed by an ice storm that shut down much of the state.

A bill to expand Michigan’s civil rights law to include LGBTQ protections has been moved into a position to be voted on vote tomorrow by the state Senate.

A Senate committee has approved a bill to add LGBTQ protections to Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.