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The Michigan House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill giving civil rights protections to LGBTQ people, a move celebrated by rights advocates as a “monumental piece of pro-equality legislation.” Senate Bill 4, which received bipartisan support, amended the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to explicitly include discrimination protections for sexual orientation, gender identity and

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The seven emergency legislative items laid out Thursday night by Gov. Greg Abbott notably did not include any specific LGBTQ restrictions, diverging from the list of priorities announced earlier by the state’s second most powerful leader. However, advocates said the governor’s vague language about placing more limits on education curriculum raises concerns. During his State of

Iowans by the hundreds rallied Sunday at the center of Iowa government to protest legislation targeting the rights of LGBTQ citizens. Nearly a thousand parents, students, educators, faith leaders, community organizers and elected officials attended the Sunday Rally to Resist on the West steps of the Iowa State Capitol. "Iowans have had enough. We understand that our friends, neighbors, and

Michigan has finally said yes to banning anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, and it will be the 22nd state to do so through legislation. The Michigan House of Representatives Wednesday approved a bill expanding the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, Bridge Michigan reports. The act, first adopted in 1976,