Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools
1 year, 6 months ago

Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The denial of employment or educational opportunities due to discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles, such as Afros, cornrows or dreadlocks, will be prohibited in Michigan under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. The new law, known as the Crown Act, will amend the state’s civil rights law to ban discrimination based on hair texture and protective hairstyles within employment, housing, education and places of public accommodation. “Let’s call it what it is: hair discrimination is nothing more than thinly veiled racial discrimination,” said Anthony, the first Black woman to represent Lansing in the state Senate. “What does that do to snuff out the imaginative potential of our young people?” Michigan Democrats have focused on expanding the state’s civil rights law since they took control this year. Former Republican Rep. Mel Larsen, who helped author the civil rights act alongside Democratic Rep. Daisy Elliott in 1976, said earlier this year at a signing that the “original intent, and the intent still, is that every citizen of Michigan has the right to be protected under the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act.”

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This Michigan Hair Salon Owner Will Apparently Refuse Trans And Queer Clients
1 year, 5 months ago

This Michigan Hair Salon Owner Will Apparently Refuse Trans And Queer Clients

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LOADING ERROR LOADING A Michigan hair salon owner announced on Facebook that she would not be providing services to transgender or queer people, reportedly writing that they should seek a grooming service for animals. “If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer,” Geiger wrote on Studio 8 Hair Lab’s Facebook …

Michigan protects workers from retaliation for having an abortion
1 year, 7 months ago

Michigan protects workers from retaliation for having an abortion

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan companies will be prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion under a bill signed Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act had previously only protected individuals against employment discrimination if the abortion was to “save the life of the mother.” Legislation signed Wednesday will extend those protections to anyone …

Michigan Democrats act to protect abortion rights of workers
1 year, 7 months ago

Michigan Democrats act to protect abortion rights of workers

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats continued efforts to protect abortion rights Wednesday as the state Legislature advanced a bill that would outlaw companies from retaliating against employees for receiving abortions. “Having an abortion has no impact on somebody’s ability to perform a job.” It would be the second time this year that Democrats have amended the state’s decades-old civil rights …

Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law
1 year, 9 months ago

Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday codifying LGBTQ protections into the state’s civil rights law, permanently outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state. The legislation follows a state Supreme Court ruling last year that the Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and …

Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights
1 year, 9 months ago

Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan senators voted Wednesday to expand the state’s civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. “She said, ‘No longer a lesbian, just a bridge player.’” The woman, Moss said, “didn’t want to lose a secure place to live in her remaining years.” A large majority …

Michigan Supreme Court says anti-bias law protects LGBTQ
2 years, 4 months ago

Michigan Supreme Court says anti-bias law protects LGBTQ

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday said the state’s anti-discrimination law covers sexual orientation, a victory for LGBTQ residents. The court, in a 5-2 opinion, said the word “sex” in Michigan’s key civil rights law applies to more than gender. Lawyers for Rouch World said it was up to the Legislature, not courts, to expressly state that Michigan …

States face pressure to ban race-based hairstyle prejudice
4 years, 3 months ago

States face pressure to ban race-based hairstyle prejudice

Associated Press  

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. Advocates this week presented a draft proposal to New Mexico state lawmakers that would outlaw employers and schools from discriminating against Black and Native American women’s hairstyles. Devont’e Kurt Watson, a member of Black …

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