Michigan Lawmakers Pass Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ Residents

Legislators in Michigan amended their state’s civil rights laws on Wednesday to finally protect LGBTQ+ residents from discrimination, a move advocates say has been decades in the making. On March 8, the Michigan House of Representatives voted 64-45 to pass SB 4, amending the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to encompass “sexual orientation [and] gender identity or expression.” Eight Republicans crossed party lines to join chamber Democrats in passing the bill; three GOP representatives in the House defected during the lower chamber’s 23-15 vote last week. “We've waited four decades...