Michigan will soon pass “historic” law banning anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination

The Michigan Senate has passed a law banning anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination throughout the state. The bill now returns to the state House where it is expected to pass. State Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has expressed support for signing the bill into law.

The law, initially known as Senate Bill 4, adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act which prohibits discrimination based on individual characteristics in housing, employment, and public accommodation in public services and educational facilities, Bridge Michigan reported.

State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D), the...