- Michigan officials have charged a salon owner with discrimination after she said she would not serve people who identify as anything other than a man or woman.
- The Michigan Department of Civil Rights on Nov. 15 charged Christine Geiger and her salon, Studio 8 Hair Lab, with discrimination after investigating complaints that were filed over Ms. Geiger’s comments.
- Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of certain characteristics, including religion. Implemented in 1977, it was expanded in 2023 by the state legislature and Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to cover gender identity, enshrining a 2022 Michigan Supreme Court interpretation.
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Michigan Salon Owner Charged With Discrimination For Only Serving Men And Women
FILE - In this May 12, 2016, file photo, signage hangs outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., May 12, 2016. Title IX, the landmark piece of U.S. legislation that was meant to ensure equity between men and women in education, turns 50 on June 23. Title IX was invoked when the Obama administration advised that transgender people should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice in schools. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
