LGBTQ
3 LGBTQ+ Events This Week!
Elections and Courts Have Consequences in LGBTQ+ Communities On the doorstep of the historic 2020 election, if you haven’t already, please vote! It can have an impact on how our country survives the COVID pandemic and if LGBTQ+ rights can thrive. After the election, here are three events that may interest LGBTQ+ people & their allies: Thanks for Living Your Values
Petitions Are Available to Put LGBTQ Rights on 2020 Ballot
Fair & Equal Michigan Campaign–Let’s Put LGBTQ Rights on 2020 Ballot –Why & How to Get Involved EVERY MICHIGANDER SHOULD HAVE AN EQUAL RIGHT TO SUCCEED A growing coalition of community organizations, faith communities, businesses, LGBTQ organizations, and elected officials in Michigan are coming together to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ Michiganders. This month, this coalition launched a Fair and Equal Michigan campaign to put a proposal on the 2020 ballot to amend the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect the rights of people based on their gender identity (who they are) and their sexual orientation (who they love). According to an April 2019 Quinnipiac poll, 92% of Americans do NOT think that “employers should be allowed to fire someone based on their sexual orientation […]
LGBTQ Voting Town Hall Meetings This Week
Human Rights Campaign Hosts LGBTQ Voting Town Halls In Ferndale, Pontiac, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids You are invited to attend a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Voting Rights Town Hall in the one of four Michigan communities: Message from Christina Rissman, HRC Michigan Lead Organizer:Join us at one of these events next week to connect with other folks passionate about equality in our communities and meet HRC’s new fellows in your county! 02/24 – Ferndale, @ Affirmations. 6pm. https://www.mobilize.us/hrcmi/event/234331/ 02/26 – Kalamazoo, @ Stetson Chapel. 6pm. Partnered with OutFront Kalamazoo, speakers and open mic opportunities! https://www.mobilize.us/hrcmi/event/236084/ 02/26 – Pontiac @ Liberty Bar. 5:30pm.Karaoke after speakers!https://www.mobilize.us/hrcmi/event/231915/ 02/27 – Grand Rapids @ City Built Brewing. 6pmhttps://www.mobilize.us/hrcmi/event/234452/ Looking forward to seeing y’all there and to working with you in the continued fight for equality! Christina Rissman | she/her/hers |Regional […]
Comment By Dec. 19th on HHS Rule That Undermines Women’s and LGBTQ Rights
Comment on Rule Before 12/19 Click HERE to Offer Your Comments Tell Trump’s Health & Human Services what you think about a rule that would allow federally funded contractors to turn away people in need because of their religion,their sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. Need a home delivered meal and you are gay? Sorry about that!Need to enroll in Headstart and you are a gay couple? Sorry about that!Need to buy birth control pills and you are a single mother? Sorry about that!Are you Jewish and need a subsidized apartment? Sorry about that! This rule violates basic American values that all persons have worth & should be treated with dignity. HHS Rule Would Allow Discrimination vs. Women, LGBTQ People By Federal Contractors Take Action! The Trump administration has issued an […]
Tell Your State Rep. to Support Bill to Protect LGBTQ People vs. Discrimination
Call Your State Representative Click HERE to Find Your State Representative Tell your Representative to call for a hearing on HB 5139 in the Government Operations Committee to Expand Ethnic Intimidation Law to Protect LGBTQ People On October 23rd, State Representative Tim Sneller introduced HB 5139, a bill to provide protections against ethnic intimidation to persons based on their gender identity and their sexual orientation. On October 29th, MUUSJN’s Interfaith Reproductive Justice Coalition voted unanimously to issue this alert to call for hearings on HB 5139. Ethnic intimidation involves maliciously seeking to: intimidate or harass another person; physically contact a person; ordamage their property. Discrimination Toward LGBT People in Michigan Is a Serious Problem Right now Michigan’s Ethnic Intimidation law protects people based on their: race, […]
House Adopts the Equality Act 236 – 173; Next Action Is In the Senate
Urge Our U.S. Senators to Be Champions To Promote YES Votes on the Equality Act (Both are Equality Act Co-sponsors) Senator Debbie Stabenow: 1-202-224-4822 & Senator Gary Peters: 1-202-224-6221 BACKGROUND On May 17th the U.S. House voted 236 – 173 to adopt the Equality Act. Eight Republicans joined all House Democrats in support HR 5, a comprehensive bill that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people based on housing, employment, public accommodations, jury service, federal funding and education. ADOPTION OF THIS BILL IS A HISTORIC MILESTONE! This was the first time this bill was reported out of committee after it was first introduced in 2015. Thanks to all who called their U.S. Representatives to support this legislation. […]
Urge Your U.S. Representative to Vote YES on Equality Act – HR 5
Call Your U.S. Representative Urge To Vote YES on the Equality Act Vote Expected this Friday Click HERE for List of Michigan U.S. Representatives (includes phone numbers & mailing addresses) Click HERE to find YOUR U.S. Representative BACKGROUND This year Rep. David Cecilline (D-Rhode Island) re-introduced The Equality Act (HR 5), a bill that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people based on housing, employment, public accommodations, jury service, federal funding and education. This bill was recently adopted by the House Judiciary Committee on a 22-10 vote to advance it to the full House. All democrats voted for the bill; all republicans voted against it. This bill has 240 co-sponsors, enough to get adopted in the House. Senator Jeff Merkley has also introduced […]
One Week to Register for the Catholic Church & LGBTQ Justice – April 12-13
Renewing Catholicism What is valuable? What needs to be reformed? This conference was inspired by Catholic parents struggling to protect our LGBTQ children and seeking to renew their Church. Saturday, April 13th, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Christ Church, Cranbrook 470 Church Rd., Bloomfield Hills Friday, April 12th, 7-9 p.m. Aaron Bianco, a courageous Catholic leader Wine and Cheese Reception Guild Hall of Christ Church Cranbrook Only one week left to get registered Click HERE to register Click HERE for a conference brochure. For more information, call 313-670-2613 CO-SPONSORS: Inclusive Justice (an interfaith LGBTQ welcoming and advocacy organization); Fortunate Families Detroit; Christ Church Cranbrook; Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit; Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Community; Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network; The Sexual Literacy Project; Dignity Detroit; Space for Grace WithOutWalls UCC. Hope You Can […]