Great news Michigan….sexual orientation & gender identity

[Pom]

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The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), or Public Act 453 of 1976, prohibits discrimination in Michigan on the basis of "religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status" in employment, housing, education, and access to public accommodations.[1] Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity were added to the law on March 16 2023.[2]
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott-Larsen_Civil_Rights_Act

[livinitup]

Way to go, Michigan !

[seeyalater52]

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

[mpm]

Mar 16, 2023 20:00:35 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

And Georgia today, too. 😔

[seeyalater52]

Mar 16, 2023 20:06:54 GMT -5 mpm said:

Mar 16, 2023 20:00:35 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

And Georgia today, too. 😔

Yup. And basically at least one state everywhere, every day, for months and months, with more to go. I have no more tears.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Mar 16, 2023 20:00:35 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

I'm assuming you have, but you heard last week's MN news, correct?

[seeyalater52]

Mar 17, 2023 11:29:39 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

Mar 16, 2023 20:00:35 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

I'm assuming you have, but you heard last week's MN news, correct?

Of course. It’s little slivers. Places we can move to assuming (Lolsob) SCOTUS doesn’t totally fuck it up.

[fernweh]

This is great news. I do worry though. I know it’s a couple years off but Michigan is a true swing state. If the next governor and/congress is republican are they just going to reverse it?

[bernsteincat]

Mar 16, 2023 20:00:35 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

I’m so GD pissed at my state legislators. There are so many people in the GA that have personal stories, that SHARED these stories on the House and Senate floors, about how this will affect them and their loved ones, and their colleagues just have no fucking compassion. I love my state, but I don’t know how we come back from this. Maybe people will pay attention come election time? But I’m not optimistic.

[seeyalater52]

Mar 17, 2023 16:25:56 GMT -5 bernsteincat said:

Mar 16, 2023 20:00:35 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

I needed to see this after the absolute clusterfuck in Kentucky today. My heart is hurting. After this year there will be “safe states” and “unsafe states” and very little in between. Terrifying.

I’m so GD pissed at my state legislators. There are so many people in the GA that have personal stories, that SHARED these stories on the House and Senate floors, about how this will affect them and their loved ones, and their colleagues just have no fucking compassion. I love my state, but I don’t know how we come back from this. Maybe people will pay attention come election time? But I’m not optimistic.

I’ve watched nearly every hearing in nearly every state that has passed one of these laws and it’s the same story. Opposition is overwhelming and powerful and proponents don’t have anything except lies and nonsense and a few people from out of state who told the sponsors what to say. It’s sickening.

[hermione]

Mar 17, 2023 13:47:44 GMT -5 fernweh said:

This is great news. I do worry though. I know it’s a couple years off but Michigan is a true swing state. If the next governor and/congress is republican are they just going to reverse it?

That’s true of anything though. We have to take these victories and build on them and reward these legislators with our votes and rally others to do the same.