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Whitmer says she’d sign LGBTQ rights bill

By Rick Pluta • 15 hours ago
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined LGBTQ rights leaders on Monday to call on the Legislature to send her a bill expand Michigan’s civil rights law.

Chatfield quits economic development group over opposition to LGBT rights law

By Rick Pluta • Feb 22, 2021
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Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is out as the CEO of a Kalamazoo-area economic development organization. The former Republican leader quit amid controversy over his opposition to adding LGBTQ protections to the state civil rights law.

Initiative would add LGBT protections to civil rights law

By • Jan 7, 2020
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A petition campaign will launch this year add LGBTQ protections to the state’s civil rights law.


Up North Pride Kicks Off In Traverse City Amid Backlash

By Nick Westendorp • Jun 18, 2019
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Up North Pride, a week long celebration of the LGBTQ community, is going on right now in Traverse City. In recent weeks the organization has faced increased backlash.

 


Therapist alleges religious discrimination after being fired for refusing to counsel gay couple

By Ben Thorp • May 16, 2018
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A Saginaw therapist filed suit on May 11th in federal court alleging she was fired for her Catholic faith.


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