Michigan Governor Whitmer forms LGBTQ+ Commission to promote equality.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order to establish Michigan's first LGBTQ+ Commission, which will focus on raising awareness for issues impacting the community, promoting health and safety, and highlighting the cultural, economic, and historic contributions made by its members. The Commission will also work towards removing discrimination and other factors impeding equality and finding avenues to draw future residents by establishing Michigan as a Pride-friendly state. The governor is expected to appoint commissioners who best represent a diverse field of perspectives to further the Commission's goals.