MI: Two Gay Rights Villas Move in House

Last week the Michigan legislature saw promising movement on two bills for LGBT rights in the state. Both measures - one to amend the state constitution to allow same-sex marriage, the other to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBT protections - likely face the same fate as the stalled hate crimes legislation in the Republican-controlled Senate. However, legislators in the House of Representatives are pushing forward on the momentum of the recent win in Kalamazoo for that city's anti-discrimination ordinance. Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act: On Nov. 4, the day after 65 percent of Kalamazoo citizens voted to protect LGBT people from discrimination in housing, employment and public services, the House Committee on Judiciary voted 9-5 to pass House Bill 4192 to the floor for vote. The bill, introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), would amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. The bill had remained in the Judiciary Committee since February, when Rep. Warren first introduced it. Full Story from Pride Source: http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=38695

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