The proposal would revise Michigan's civil rights law to bar discrimination against queer people in employment, housing and public accommodations.
LANSING, Mich. — A ballot drive has turned in more than 483,000 signatures for an initiative to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in Michigan by amending the state’s civil rights law.
“Michigan stands united to bring LGBTQ rights into law for the first time,” said Trevor Thomas, co-chair of Fair and Equal Michigan. He called the group’s submission of petitions Tuesday a milestone “as we continue the work of making sure everyone has an equal chance to succeed.” or endorsed it include the Detroit Three automakers, Business Leaders for Michigan, Dow, the state’s two major utilities and the AFL-CIO.
The proposal would revise the state’s 1976 law to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations. Religion-based discrimination, which already is barred, would be defined to include an individual’s “religious beliefs.”
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