LGBTQ rights in Michigan
LGBTQ rights in Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Legal statewide since 2003 (Lawrence v. Texas); legislative repeal hasn’t happened |
| Gender identity | Altering sex on a birth certificate does not require sex reassignment surgery |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity protections codified in 2023 (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2015 |
| Adoption | Yes |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Michigan enjoy the same rights as non-LGBTQ people. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Michigan under the U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy law. Same-sex marriage was legalized in accordance with 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity is unlawful since July 2022 by a Michigan supreme court ruling and codified later by the legislature in 2023. Conversion therapy as well as the gay/trans panic defense were both banned in 2023 and 2024 respectively by the Michigan legislature.
Michigan in June 2024 was ranked "the most welcoming U.S. state for LGBT individuals".Michigan is home to a vibrant LGBT community. East Lansing and Ann Arbor were the first cities in the United States to pass LGBT discrimination protections, doing so in 1972. Pride parades have been held in the state's most populous city, Detroit, since 1986, and today attract thousands of people. While a majority of Michiganders support same-sex marriage, the formerly Republican-controlled Legislature had mostly ignored LGBT-related legislation, and as such progress had been slow (and had thus mostly come from the courts and local municipalities).