House Speaker Jason Wentworth's said the House would look at the details of any proposal that is certified by the Board of State Canvassers. 'We need to continue making Michigan a state where everyone can come to for opportunity and know they will be respected and protected under our laws,' Whitmer said. But Michigan needs to enshrine similar rights in state law, advocates argued in a press conference Monday. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in June that the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment. 'Businesses all across our state have repeatedly declared the expansion would benefit our economy,' she said. The landscape surrounding the issue in the Legislature and business world has changed dramatically over the past several years, Pohutsky said. 'We’re going to have to deal with this in one way, shape or form, either by legislation or by the petitions that are coming to us.” 'This is the time for reckoning,' said Moss, one of the first openly gay members of the Michigan House. The petition's signatures currently are under review by the Michigan Bureau of Elections ahead of potential certification of the ballot initiative. The issue is ripe for new consideration by the Legislature, either through the bills that Moss and Pohutsky are proposing or if the Fair and Equal Michigan petition initiative makes its way to lawmakers. Gretchen Whitmer to announce the most recent attempt to amend the state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to clearly prohibit discrimination based on a person's sex, including gender identity or sexual orientation. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Livonia, were joined by Democratic Gov. Democratic lawmakers contened Monday they have enough support in the Republican-controlled Michigan House and Senate to pass long-debated legislation that would enshrine in state law discrimination protections for LGBTQ individuals.īut House and Senate leaders made no commitment on Monday to consider the Democratic-backed legislative proposal.

Seduced By The Senator by Alex Elliott