identity Archives - Almena Township GOP https://almenatownshipgop.com/tag/identity/ Almena Township GOP Voter Info Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:02:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/almenatownshipgop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gop-logo1.jpg?fit=32%2C22&ssl=1 identity Archives - Almena Township GOP https://almenatownshipgop.com/tag/identity/ 32 32 214594764 SB 4 – Sexual identity as a civil right https://almenatownshipgop.com/2023/03/21/sb-4-sexual-identity-as-a-civil-right/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:42:00 +0000 https://almenatownshipgop.com/?p=184 Includes sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act. Nesbitt voted no. Wendzel crossed party lines to vote yes.

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]]> Includes sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as categories protected under the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act.

Excellent statement by Sen. Runestad on opposition. At a minimum, since these protections already exist under Michigan law, it’s nothing more than pandering to the extreme portion of the Democrat base. But at its worst, it could be used by Democrats to weaponize the civil rights statutes against individual and religious freedoms.

Sen. Nesbitt voted against.

Rep. Wendzel voted for. (Update: She has since been censured.)

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