2009 House Bill 4192: Prohibit gender identity/sexual orientation discrimination

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Introduced by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D) on February 6, 2009, to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” to the characteristics that define membership in a group against whom it is a crime to discriminate under the Michigan civil rights law. This would make it a crime to deny employment, housing, use of public accommodations, public services, and educational facilities to another person on the basis of a perception that the person has a particular sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 6, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on November 4, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4192 (Prohibit gender identity/sexual orientation discrimination ) by KappaWing on August 15, 2009

I eagerly anticipate the passing of this bill. Its about time that
homosexuals are protected under the same legislation as other
minorities, such as racial minorities. One day we will look back upon this and equate it with discriminating against people based upon their skin color.

I
have heard many cases of homosexuals, upon their employers learning of
their homosexuality, have terminated their employment days later....
with an incredible blatancy. The sheer fact that someone could be this
blatantly ignorant and discriminatory in the 21st century is sickening. It is important that homosexual workers are protected from discrimination in all aspects of the workplace. Homosexuals are especially at risk in teaching jobs, where unfounded paranoia over homosexuality "spreading" from instructor to student has placed their jobs at a heightened risk. Also, workers in more conservative fields such as law or workers in fields populated mostly by people of lower education are at a heightened risk.

Bottom line: Its about time.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 4192 (Prohibit gender identity/sexual orientation discrimination ) by silence dogood on March 15, 2009

because he is a socialist. it's all he knows.

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 4192 (Prohibit gender identity/sexual orientation discrimination ) by veritasamo on March 14, 2009

Why are you for this legislation? I have read the bill and it would basically force me to accept men in my restrooms and showerrooms, to hire men in drag, or women in drag, no matter what the job is, and force me to accept a lifestyle that I consider morally wrong. Why do the 'gender-confused' have superior rights to me? Why is sexual behavior considered more important than my right of conscience? It's like telling the head of the Islamic students organizations they must accept a practicing Jew as their leader, or for a local gay rights group to be forced to hire a practicing evangelist. There no recognition in this bill that people can choose to believe what they will and have that respected, if they are not of the homosexual, or sexually confused groups. They are given tyranny over the rest of us. How can you support that?

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