Posted By Jay Moreno on Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 1:42 PM Unsplash / Jana Sabeth The developers of the new nationwide survey say there s not enough data to provide a full understanding of challenges faced by women in the LGBTQ+ community. More than 100 LGBTQ+ groups are partnering on a nationwide survey on the concerns of women in the community, which they re touting as the first of its kind. The project centered on issues such as employment, education, housing, religion, political affiliation, social lives and family relationships is backed by groups including the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD. It s intended to paint a clearer picture of LGBTQ+ women for both advocates and policy makers.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Monday joined LGBTQ rights leaders to call on the Legislature to send her a bill expanding Michigan’s civil rights law. She said the alternative could be for GOP leaders to defend their inaction in the face of an initiative on the 2022 ballot.
The governor said, with an allusion to the COVID-19 crisis, that she’s ready to sign a bill, calling it “the right thing to do.”
“The vaccine for discrimination is legislation,” she said. “We’re going to administer it so the state can build back better for all Michiganders.”
Whitmer noted there are House and Senate bills that for the first time have Republican co-sponsors in both chambers, as well as support from many business groups.
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