Michigan Governor Signs LGBTQ Protections Into Law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a law into effect protecting LGBTQ people from being discriminated against in housing, employment, education, and public accommodations. On Thursday, Whitmer signed Senate Bill 4, introduced by State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), which expands the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ individuals, prohibiting instances of discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. “Michigan is a state where we stand up for people’s fundamental freedoms,” Whitmer said during a bill-signing ceremony in which she hailed the measure as...