LGBT rights in Michigan (English Wikipedia)

"ACLU Praises Appeals Court Decision on Same-Sex Second-Parent Adoption, December 13, 2012". ACLU. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2014. The Michigan Appeals Court ruled this week that family court judges have jurisdiction to grant second-parent adoptions to same-sex couples...

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"Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law". Associated Press News. March 16, 2023.
Baldor, Lolita C.; Miller, Zeke (January 25, 2021). "Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"Gay Couple's Custody Spat Opens Michigan Same-Sex Parent Rights".

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"Michigan Senate OKs hate crime, birth control access bills in marathon final push | Bridge Michigan".
"Whitmer: No public funds will be used for conversion therapy in Michigan | Bridge Michigan". Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
"Michigan set to become 22nd state to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ youths | Bridge Michigan".

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Kozlowski, Andy (August 7, 2020). "Madison Heights bans conversion therapy for minors". C&G News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"Huntington Woods Bans Gay Conversion Therapy". CBS Detroit. Huntington Woods. June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
"AG Nessel Finds Birth Certificate Policy Unconstitutional". June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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"Michigan ranks among most welcoming states for LGBTQ+ community - CBS Detroit". CBS News. June 6, 2024.

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"Election 2004 Ballot Measures". CNN. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2006.

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McConnell, Mike (August 12, 2020). "Royal Oak latest city to ban gay conversion therapy". Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"Michigan adoption ban for unmarried couples being challenged in court today". Detroit News. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
Ferretti, Christine (September 7, 2012). "Hazel Park women challenge Michigan's marriage amendment". Detroit News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
LeBlanc, Beth (January 8, 2020). "Michigan may add third gender option to driver's license". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"Judge strikes down Michigan ban on gay marriage; state asks for a stay". Detroit Free Press. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
Eggert, David (September 17, 2017). "Michigan Civil Rights Commission may declare LGBT discrimination unlawful". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
"Opinion: Bill Schuette's LGBTQ opinion is shameful display of bigotry". Detroit Free Press. July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

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"Michigan's 1st Gay Marriage License Issued". ABC News. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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"Human Rights Campaign Applauds Michigan House for Bipartisan Passage of Civil Rights Law That Guarantees Protections for LGBTQ+ People". March 8, 2023.
Metzger, Ianthe (January 8, 2019). "Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Executive Directive Protecting LGBTQ State Employees". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
"Human Rights Campaign Applauds Governor Gretchen Whitmer for Establishing LGBTQ+ Commission, Continuing Historic Progress for LGBTQ+ Rights in Michigan". June 12, 2023.
"Human Rights Campaign Commends Michigan Governor Whitmer for Signing Conversion Therapy Ban into Law". July 26, 2023.
"Human Rights Campaign Commends Michigan Senate for Passing Conversion Therapy Ban". June 27, 2023.
"After Decades of Advocacy, Human Rights Campaign Celebrates Landmark Victory as Michigan Enacts First-Ever LGBTQ+ Protections, Reaffirming that Elections Matter and Culture Warrior Candidates Will Continue Losing in Battleground States". March 16, 2023.

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"Harbor Dredging Law Includes LGBT Protections". ipr.interlochen.org. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

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"Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down adoption ban". Kenn News Service. April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2013.

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"Michigan HB4619 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature".

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Bollinger, Alex (September 27, 2019). "Judge rules that Christian adoption agency has a right to ban gay parents". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
Michigan just banned anti-LGBTQ discrimination in a landmark decision Archived May 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, LGBTQ Nation, May 22, 2018
Bollinger, Alex (December 11, 2020). "Michigan court rules that businesses can refuse gay & bi people, but not trans people". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Court says trans people are protected by Michigan's hate crimes law". August 6, 2021. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bill banning "gay or trans panic" defense". July 24, 2024.
Villarreal, Daniel (November 11, 2011). "Michigan just made it super-easy for trans people to correct the gender on their ID". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Michigan Supreme Court says state judges must respect pronouns in court". September 28, 2023.
"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bill banning "gay or trans panic" defense". July 24, 2024.
"Michigan passes landmark law decriminalizing surrogacy & protecting LGBTQ+ parentage rights". April 4, 2024.

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"Michigan's high court rules existing law bans anti-LGBTQ discrimination". July 29, 2022.

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Michigan attorney general: LGBTQ people not protected by state civil rights law Archived April 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, MetroWeekly, July 24, 2018
"Michigan Man Allegedly Planned an Anti-Gay Massacre". December 23, 2024.

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"Senate Bill 0252 (2013)". Legislature.mi.gov. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
"Section 28.257a". Legislature.mi.gov. March 30, 1992. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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"Gov. Whitmer Signs Bills Decriminalizing Surrogacy and Protecting IVF".
"EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE No. 2003-24". Michigan.gov. June 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
"AG Nessel Prevails in ELCRA Case".

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"Decriminalization of paid surrogacy heads to the governor, despite Republican opposition • Michigan Advance". March 19, 2024.
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"Michigan adds nonbinary option to driver licenses ⋆ Michigan Advance". Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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Mastric, Christie (December 19, 2020). "Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to appeal sexual orientation lawsuit". The Mining Journal. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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Jonathan Oosting. "Attorney General Eric Holder: Federal government will recognize same-sex marriages in Michigan". Mlive.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
Schuster, Simon (March 16, 2023). "Protections for LGBTQ Michiganders are cemented into state law with Whitmer's pen". mlive. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Commission spurns Schuette opinion, plans to protect LGBT rights Archived July 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, MLive.com, July 23, 2018
"Michigan court says companies don't have to serve customers who are gay". Advance Local Media LLC. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Whitmer bans government funds for conversion therapy on minors, calls for practice to be outlawed in Michigan". June 14, 2021. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
"Sex-reassignment requirement under Michigan's birth certificate law 'unconstitutional,' AG opines". June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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"Home Page". Motor City Pride. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"Michigan Supreme Court expands parental rights in former same-sex relationships". NBC News. July 24, 2023.

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"Court indefinitely suspends overturn of gay marriage ban in Michigan". Daily News. Associated Press. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

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Eckholm, Erik (November 6, 2014). "Court Upholds Four States' Bans on Same-Sex Marriage". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
"Michigan Broadens Discrimination Protections". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 23, 2007. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

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Howard, Drew (March 14, 2018). "Bill Banning Conversion Therapy in Washington State Enters Final Phase". PrideSource. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"PRRI – American Values Atlas".

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"Michigan house passes bill that could make it a felony to use the wrong pronouns". July 3, 2023.

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Lederman, Marty (July 1, 2013). "After Windsor: Michigan same-sex partners benefits suit advances". SCOTUSblog. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

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"Businesses Can't Fire Trans Employees for Religious Reasons, Federal Appeals Court Rules in Landmark Decision". Slate. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

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Choi, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "Michigan AG to appeal court ruling that companies can refuse service to gay customers". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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Michigan Archived November 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine National Center for Transgender Equality
"ID Documents Center - Michigan". National Center for Transgender Equality. May 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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White, Ed (June 28, 2013). "Mich. ban on domestic partner benefits blocked". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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Egan, Paul (March 22, 2014). "Michigan gay marriages could fall into legal limbo". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

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Johnson, Chris (November 12, 2014). "Court rules against Michigan ban on DP benefits". Washington Blade. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
Johnson, Chris (December 11, 2020). "Mich. court rules anti-trans discrimination is illegal, but not anti-gay discrimination". Washington Blade. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

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"Whitmer signs bill to ban 'gay panic' defense in assault cases". July 29, 2024.

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"Home Page". Motor City Pride. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
Howard, Drew (March 14, 2018). "Bill Banning Conversion Therapy in Washington State Enters Final Phase". PrideSource. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Election 2004 Ballot Measures". CNN. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
"Judge strikes down Michigan ban on gay marriage; state asks for a stay". Detroit Free Press. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
"Michigan's 1st Gay Marriage License Issued". ABC News. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
Egan, Paul (March 22, 2014). "Michigan gay marriages could fall into legal limbo". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
"Court indefinitely suspends overturn of gay marriage ban in Michigan". Daily News. Associated Press. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
Jonathan Oosting. "Attorney General Eric Holder: Federal government will recognize same-sex marriages in Michigan". Mlive.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
Eckholm, Erik (November 6, 2014). "Court Upholds Four States' Bans on Same-Sex Marriage". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
White, Ed (June 28, 2013). "Mich. ban on domestic partner benefits blocked". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
Lederman, Marty (July 1, 2013). "After Windsor: Michigan same-sex partners benefits suit advances". SCOTUSblog. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
Johnson, Chris (November 12, 2014). "Court rules against Michigan ban on DP benefits". Washington Blade. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
"Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down adoption ban". Kenn News Service. April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
"Michigan adoption ban for unmarried couples being challenged in court today". Detroit News. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
Ferretti, Christine (September 7, 2012). "Hazel Park women challenge Michigan's marriage amendment". Detroit News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
"ACLU Praises Appeals Court Decision on Same-Sex Second-Parent Adoption, December 13, 2012". ACLU. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2014. The Michigan Appeals Court ruled this week that family court judges have jurisdiction to grant second-parent adoptions to same-sex couples...
Bollinger, Alex (September 27, 2019). "Judge rules that Christian adoption agency has a right to ban gay parents". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE No. 2003-24". Michigan.gov. June 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
"Michigan Broadens Discrimination Protections". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 23, 2007. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
"Senate Bill 0252 (2013)". Legislature.mi.gov. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
"Harbor Dredging Law Includes LGBT Protections". ipr.interlochen.org. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
Metzger, Ianthe (January 8, 2019). "Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Executive Directive Protecting LGBTQ State Employees". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
Eggert, David (September 17, 2017). "Michigan Civil Rights Commission may declare LGBT discrimination unlawful". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
Michigan just banned anti-LGBTQ discrimination in a landmark decision Archived May 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, LGBTQ Nation, May 22, 2018
Michigan attorney general: LGBTQ people not protected by state civil rights law Archived April 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, MetroWeekly, July 24, 2018
Commission spurns Schuette opinion, plans to protect LGBT rights Archived July 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, MLive.com, July 23, 2018
"Opinion: Bill Schuette's LGBTQ opinion is shameful display of bigotry". Detroit Free Press. July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
"Businesses Can't Fire Trans Employees for Religious Reasons, Federal Appeals Court Rules in Landmark Decision". Slate. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
"Michigan court says companies don't have to serve customers who are gay". Advance Local Media LLC. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
Bollinger, Alex (December 11, 2020). "Michigan court rules that businesses can refuse gay & bi people, but not trans people". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
Choi, Joseph (December 10, 2020). "Michigan AG to appeal court ruling that companies can refuse service to gay customers". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
Johnson, Chris (December 11, 2020). "Mich. court rules anti-trans discrimination is illegal, but not anti-gay discrimination". Washington Blade. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
Mastric, Christie (December 19, 2020). "Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to appeal sexual orientation lawsuit". The Mining Journal. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Section 28.257a". Legislature.mi.gov. March 30, 1992. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
"Court says trans people are protected by Michigan's hate crimes law". August 6, 2021. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
"Huntington Woods Bans Gay Conversion Therapy". CBS Detroit. Huntington Woods. June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
Kozlowski, Andy (August 7, 2020). "Madison Heights bans conversion therapy for minors". C&G News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
McConnell, Mike (August 12, 2020). "Royal Oak latest city to ban gay conversion therapy". Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Whitmer bans government funds for conversion therapy on minors, calls for practice to be outlawed in Michigan". June 14, 2021. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
"Whitmer: No public funds will be used for conversion therapy in Michigan | Bridge Michigan". Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
"Sex-reassignment requirement under Michigan's birth certificate law 'unconstitutional,' AG opines". June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
"AG Nessel Finds Birth Certificate Policy Unconstitutional". June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
Michigan Archived November 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine National Center for Transgender Equality
Villarreal, Daniel (November 11, 2011). "Michigan just made it super-easy for trans people to correct the gender on their ID". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"ID Documents Center - Michigan". National Center for Transgender Equality. May 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
LeBlanc, Beth (January 8, 2020). "Michigan may add third gender option to driver's license". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
"Michigan adds nonbinary option to driver licenses ⋆ Michigan Advance". Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
Baldor, Lolita C.; Miller, Zeke (January 25, 2021). "Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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"House passes bills updating Michigan's hate crime laws". June 21, 2023.

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"Michigan board: Civil rights law bars LGBT discrimination". WZZM. May 21, 2018.