- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing?"
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing a small business owner in your state to refuse to provide products or services to gay or lesbian people, if doing so violates their religious beliefs"
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
Support of homosexuality by US state
Question: "Which statement comes closer to your own views: homosexuality should be accepted by society OR homosexuality should be discouraged by society?"
History
Homosexual activity in Michigan is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2003
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Michigan is no censorship.
However, as of late 2021, two bills had been introduced in the House that would limit discussions in school around race and gender. Additionally, in early 2022, GOP House candidate Jon Rocha and GOP gubernatorial candidate James Craig both announced intent to introduce “Don’t Say Gay” legislation if elected.
Right to change legal gender in Michigan is legal, surgery not required.
Since Jun 30, 2021
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Michigan is recognized.
Since Nov 2, 2021
LGBT discrimination in Michigan is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Michigan is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 15, 2020
Until Jun 15, 2020
LGBT housing discrimination in Michigan is no protections.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Michigan is legal.
Since Jan 1, 2018
Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples all allowed.
However, Michigan allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT individuals on the basis of faith.
Until Jan 1, 2018
Second-adoption had been approved in some lower courts, but the chief judge stopped these approvals in Washtenaw County.
Serving openly in military in Michigan is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in Michigan is banned (3-month deferral).
Since Apr 2, 2020
Equal age of consent in Michigan is equal.
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