Michigan lawmakers reintroduce bill to add LGBT protections to civil rights act
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
A rainbow flag was photographed on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. (Bryan Bennett / Kalamazoo Gazette)
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Michigan lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to expand the state’s civil rights law by including protections against discrimination for LGBT people.
Sponsored by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Livonia, House Bill 4297 would add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the list of protected classes under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on several factors when it comes to employment, housing and public accommodations.
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