Grand Rapids, MI, Passed
in 1994
Municipal Code, Part 2, Chapter
3, Article 8. Community Relations Commission
Civil rights may not be denied, and discrimination is prohibited,
on the basis of gender orientation. "Gender orientation"
is not defined in the municipal code.
Ypsilanti, MI, Passed in
1997
Nondiscrimination
Ordinance Passed 12/16/97
Sec II. "Sexual Orientation." Heterosexuality, male
or female homosexuality, bisexuality or gender identity.
Ann Arbor, MI, Passed in
1999
Municipal Code, Chapter
112
Sec 9:151. Definitions. "Gender Identity." A persons
actual or perceived gender, including a persons gender identity,
self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior, whether or not
that gender identity, self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior
is different from that traditionally associated with the persons
sex at birth as being either female or male.
Huntington Woods, MI, Passed in 2001
Voters in Huntington Woods approved an ordinance prohibiting
discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The city council had approved the measure earlier in the year,
but right-wing opponents led by the American Family Association
of Michigan had gathered enough signatures to force a citywide
ballot question on the ordinance. Voters overwhelmingly approved
the measure, 1,982 to 896.