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Activists gathered 500,000 signatures to force Michigan’s legislature to vote on LGBTQ civil rights
The state legislature will have to vote to accept the petition for LGBTQ protections and make it immediate law or put it on the ballot in 2022.
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Lesbian prison workers harassed with slur & pictures of beavers & tacos
When one woman complained, her boss accused her of sleeping with a male prisoner to try to get her fired.
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This Tea Party politician made up a wild gay sex scandal about himself. He might go to jail for it.
He made up a scandal about having sex with male prostitutes to “inoculate” himself to the real scandal: a heterosexual affair with one of his fellow legislators.
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This trans woman got a surprise after transitioning. Her car insurance premiums skyrocketed
When she told her car insurance company her new name, she was charged almost $1000 more. And it’s perfectly legal.
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Michigan’s attorney general just said it’s legal to discriminate against LGBTQ people
The Republican issued a questionable opinion that turns back the clock on the state’s anti-discrimination laws.
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Michigan AG urges U.S. Supreme Court to hear gay marriage case
LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Bill Schuette and supporters of gay marriage have at least one thing in common: They want the U.S. Supreme Court to use a Michigan case to settle the legality of same-sex marriage.
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Mich. AG defends same-sex marriage ban ‘out of respect for democracy’
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking a federal appeals court to uphold the state’s 2004 voter-approved same-sex marriage ban.
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Federal appeals court says Mich. gay marriage case will follow usual track
A federal appeals court won’t give special treatment to Michigan’s dispute over same-sex marriage. The court says the state’s appeal of a decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage will follow the usual course.
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Mich. AG wants full appeals court to examine same-sex marriage ruling
DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants an entire federal appeals court to take a look at a decision overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Group with ties to white supremacists files brief supporting gay marriage ban
LANSING, Mich. — A group with reported ties to white supremacists, has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Michigan governor Rick Snyder stays cautious on same-sex marriage
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, who keeps mostly silent on social issues in favor of focusing on the economy, is stepping carefully on the issue of same-sex marriage after a judge’s declaration that the state’s ban is unconstitutional.
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Mich. AG calls for immediate freeze on ruling striking down gay marriage ban
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking a federal appeals court to immediately freeze a judge’s decision striking down the state’s ban on gay marriage while he appeals.
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Michigan governor signs bill to ban healthcare coverage for unmarried partners
LANSING, Mich. — Following months of heated debate, Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday signed House Bill 4770, eliminating health care coverage for domestic partners of public employees, and prohibiting any government entity in the state from providing such coverage.