“Being a member of the LGBTQIA+ community isn’t always easy--in fact, many Michiganders pay a heavy price for being their authentic self. My message to everybody in the LGBTQIA+ community is this: I accept and affirm you. I’m inspired by you. And you always have an ally and an advocate in me.” - Ethan

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• Amend the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for the LGBTQIA+ community in housing, employment, and public accommodations. 

 

• Ban “Conversion Therapy” in Michigan which is detrimental to the mental health of LGBTQIA+ youth.

 

• Ensure transgender Michiganders are respected by supporting the Secretary of State’s actions to make it easier to correct your gender designation on birth certificates, drivers’ licenses, and other forms of state ID and passing anti-discrimination legislation that includes protections for transgender Michiganders to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. 

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