In Roundtable with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michiganders Call for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination
Last month, on Thursday, February 21, supporters of LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections gathered with United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park, Michigan to discuss the harms of discrimination.
The effort was coordinated by Inclusive Justice, a faith-based coalition in Michigan dedicated to elevating the voices of faith leaders who support dignity and equality for LGBTQ people. The event was hosted the week after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for Michigan’s statewide nondiscrimination law to be updated to protect LGBTQ people. Earlier in the year, Governor Whitmer signed an Executive Order protecting public employees from discrimination.
The effort was coordinated by Inclusive Justice, a faith-based coalition in Michigan dedicated to elevating the voices of faith leaders who support dignity and equality for LGBTQ people. The event was hosted the week after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for Michigan’s statewide nondiscrimination law to be updated to protect LGBTQ people. Earlier in the year, Governor Whitmer signed an Executive Order protecting public employees from discrimination.
I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet with young people and members of the clergy to discuss the discrimination that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people face all too often here in Michigan and across the country. Today I heard from my constituents loud and clear: Discrimination or fear of a discrimination from a lack of protections disadvantages LGBTQ Michiganders every day and impacts their lives in so many areas, from getting a job to finding a quality place to live to getting served in a restaurant or store. We need to be doing all we can – and fast – to ensure that LGBTQ people have equal justice under the law, like all Americans should.”