Hop in the car with us as we advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in Michigan!
What we saw at the Statewide LGBTQ Capitol Day
We’re at a critical moment for LGBTQ+ rights in Michigan and across the country — currently, there are over 20 pending anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the state, ranging from banning trans youth from school sports to restricting facilities from providing gender-affirming care for youth.
So Red Wine & Blue joined Equality Michigan and the LGBTQ Commission of Michigan for their fourth annual Statewide LGBTQ Capitol Day in Lansing.
At the Capitol, we talked to our lawmakers about the issues that matter most to our community, focusing on protecting gender affirming care for youth and funding for HIV prevention and treatment.
The representatives we talked to assured us that they would reject any anti-trans and anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation that made it to the House floor, but they also acknowledged that the makeup of the House makes it difficult to get any positive or protective legislation passed… so that means we need to take back the Michigan House in the midterms.
We have to remind our elected officials about the issues we care about — and remind them that they’re elected to represent us. There’s no better way to do that than with friends and neighbors!