{"id":498,"date":"2023-03-31T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/shink\/?p=498"},"modified":"2023-03-31T19:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:29:49","slug":"expand-elliott-larsen-civil-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/shink\/2023\/03\/31\/expand-elliott-larsen-civil-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Shink,\u00a0Ann Arbor Legislators Celebrate Signing of Historic Bill to Expand Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to LGBTQ+ Michiganders\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">After four-decade fight, 373,000+ residents, including those in Washtenaw County, finally poised to receive long-awaited protection and recognition\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">LANSING, Mich. (<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">March<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">31<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a02023) \u2014 Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Sue Shink<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">(D-Northfield Twp) and the Michigan Legislature continue to make history and tackle longstanding policy needs, including passing<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"link\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Senate Bill 4<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">provide<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. Legislators have been working for more than four decades to see Michigan\u2019s civil rights law explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity. With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s signature, the bill officially became a public act<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0on March 21, 2023<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">No resident in Michigan should feel they have to hide their identity to ensure job security or successfully<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">purchase<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0a new home. This legislation protects individuals from harmful discrimination that<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">has no place in our community,\u201d said Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Shink<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">. \u201cI\u2019m proud to be a part of a diverse body of legislators that understand discrimination based<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0on sexual orientation, identity, or expression is an issue that need<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">s<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0to be prioritized and<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">swiftly<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">addressed.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_LineBreakBlob x_BlobObject x_DragDrop x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_EmptyTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><\/span><span class=\"x_LineBreakBlob x_BlobObject x_DragDrop x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Nearly t<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">wo-thirds of LGBTQ+ Americans report having experienced discrimination in their everyday lives. Twenty-two states and more than 100 cities have adopted these common-sense,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">inclusive<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0and comprehensive protections for LGBTQ+ people, and Michigan is now the 23rd state to adopt comprehensive non-discrimination laws.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">To celebrate this historic achievement and step towards building a more<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">equitable<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0Michigan,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Ann Arbor legislators will be hosting<b><span>\u00a0<\/span>a happy hour at the North Star Lounge in Ann Arbor on April 4<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">th<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0from 5<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">:00<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0p.m. to 7<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">:00<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0p.m. The event is<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">free<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0and open to the public.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Phillis Englebert<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, owner of the North Star Lounge states,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW231466245 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">I and the entire staff of North Star Lounge are honored to host this celebration of civil rights, and human dignity; 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