ISSUE BRIEF – LGBTQ Ballot Initiative Threatens Religious Freedom
The new LGBTQ Ballot Initiative Threatens Religious Freedom.
ISSUE BRIEF – Williamston School Board Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity Policies
It is the duty of the school board to affirm and uphold constitutionally-protected freedoms, not pass laws granting special protections for some, while coercing and compelling others to comply with a political agenda.
FACTSHEET – Williamston School Board Transgender Policy
The Michigan Board of Education (Board) recently caused great controversy when it released its proposed policy to address “safe and supportive learning environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) students.”
ISSUE BRIEF – Public School Transgender Policies
The News Release and accompanying legal memo submitted by Equality Michigan (EM) to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) on July 24, 2017 is incorrect and misleading.
NEWS – GLJC Preserves Religious Conscience at Civil Rights Commission
After hearing legal analysis from the Great Lakes Justice Center, The Michigan Civil Rights Commission (Commission) refused to add “gender identity and sexual orientation” to the protected categories in the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA).
PRESS RELEASE – Legislators Submit Public Comment to Michigan Civil Rights Commission Opposing ACLU/Equality Michigan’s Request to Unconstitutionally Amend Elliott-Larsen Act
The News Release and accompanying legal memo submitted by Equality Michigan (EM) to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) on July 24, 2017 is incorrect and misleading.
ISSUE BRIEF – Response to Equality Michigan’s Request for Interpretative Statement
The News Release and accompanying legal memo submitted by Equality Michigan (EM) to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) on July 24, 2017 is incorrect and misleading.
COMMENTARY – Concerns with the Proposed City of Jackson NDO
The proposed nondiscrimination ordinance (NDO) mandates no religious discrimination as well as no discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/gender identity (SOGI). Both categories cannot be enforced at the same time – they are on a collision course.
Gloucester County School Board v G. G. – Transgender Bathrooms in Public Schools
The Great Lakes Justice Center had the privilege of representing the Great Lakes Educations' Convention and the Michigan Association of Christian Schools by filing an Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court.
ISSUE BRIEF – LGBTQ Agenda Ensuring Boys can Invade the Girl’s Locker Room
After the Michigan State Board of Education (SBE) failed to adequately notify either the public or the legislature about its contentious LGBTQ proposal, considerable controversy erupted. No wonder. One SBE provision provides that “[s]tudents should be allowed to use the restroom in accordance with their gender identity.”