In 2004, as discriminatory constitutional amendments were pushed in numerous states throughout the nation, Michigan citizens voted for an anti-relationship recognition constitutional amendment which passed and wrote discrimination into Michigan's constitution. This discriminatory amendment was used to take away even more from families when Michigan's public colleges and universities were barred from offering health andother benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of employees. State advocacy groups are working to both repeal such discrimination and end the exclusion of same-sex couples and their families from marriage.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Michigan Equality: a statewide organization dedicated to building andusing political power to promote equality and eliminate discriminationbased on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression

Triangle Foundation: Michigan's leading organization serving the gay,lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and allied communities