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Mich. panel to hear more testimony on bills allowing ‘moral’ adoption refusals
LANSING, Mich. — A legislative committee is waiting to vote on legislation that would allow faith-based agencies in Michigan refuse to participate in adoptions that violate their beliefs.
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Bills will allow Mich. agencies to refuse adoptions on ‘moral’ grounds
LANSING, Mich. — Lawmakers could vote this week on bills letting faith-based agencies refuse to participate in adoptions that violate their beliefs, despite accusations that they would permit discrimination against gays and others.
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Another Mich. town bans anti-LGBT discrimination
LINDEN, Mich. — Another Michigan community has approved an ordinance that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Mich. lawmakers postpone vote on bills allowing ‘moral’ disapproval of adoption
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors adjourned Wednesday without voting on two bills currently before the committee which would allow adoption agencies the ability to deny an adoption placement based on that agency’s moral or religious beliefs.
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Battle Creek, Mich., bars anti-LGBT discrimination in housing, employment
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The city of Battle Creek has joined the growing list of municipalities across Michigan to adopt an ordinance to prohibit discrimination against LGBT residents in the areas of housing and employment.
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Mich. town approves LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Another southwestern Michigan community has approved an LGBT-inclusive ordinance that would ban discrimination in employment, public accommodation and housing practices.
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Lansing, Mich., votes to end ‘sister city’ relationship with St. Petersburg, Russia
LANSING, Mich. — The city council in Lansing, Mich., on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution calling for an end to its “sister cities” relationship with St. Petersburg, Russia, over country’s anti-gay “propaganda” law.
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Mich. town approves LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A southwestern Michigan community has approved an ordinance that would ban discrimination in employment, public accommodation and housing practices.
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Lansing, Mich., may end relationship with Russian city over anti-gay laws
LANSING, Mich. — Officials in Lansing could end their community’s “sister cities” relationship with the Russian city of St. Petersburg due to that country’s anti-gay policies.
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Federal judge sets date for fall showdown on Mich. gay marriage ban
DETROIT — A federal judge says he’ll hear arguments Oct. 1 on the legality of Michigan’s ban on gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples.