GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II will join the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate Pride Month at Grand Haven Pride’s first ever festival on Saturday.
Lt. Gov. Gilchrist is scheduled to speak at the event's opening ceremony, which starts at 11:45 a.m.
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In March, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to include sexual orientation, along with gender identity and expression— prohibiting discriminatory practices and policies.
The act reaffirms protections for Michiganders in the LGBTQ+ community, ensuring that no one can be evicted from their home or fired from their job because of whom they love or how they identify.
REFERENCE: MI lawmakers expand Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ+ protections
