HRC State Equality Index

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Michigan · Free

Annual report card on state legislation and law affecting LGBTQ+ Americans. Worth contacting after being refused service, healthcare, or accommodations because you're LGBTQ+. Keep written records: dates, what was said, who witnessed it. Save texts, emails, voicemails. Healthcare discrimination is covered under ACA Section 1557 — providers receiving federal funds can't turn you away. Free service; donations support but never gate access.

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More Discrimination & Civil Rights in Michigan

  • EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). A
  • HUD Housing Discrimination — File LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act. Call 1-800-669-9777. Worth contacting after being refused service,
  • DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. A starting point for documentatio
  • Movement Advancement Project — MAP — independent think tank tracking LGBTQ+ equality laws state by state. Searchable equality maps. Useful for tenants denied housing or ev
  • Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. For LGBTQ+ workers fired,
  • GLAAD — Media Advocacy — GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance, holding media accountable for fair representation. Useful for tenants denied housing or evi