Public Policy & Other Action

Legislative Positions

LGBTQ+ Law Section positions on pending legislation can be found in the SBM Searchable Positions Database.

Other

All reports are in PDF format.

• Public Policy Position Letter in Support of Michigan Law Transgender Justice Coalition
• Public Policy Position Statement in Support of Attorney General Nessel's Guidance to Michigan Healthcare Providers, as Outlined in her August 26, 2025 Open Letter
• Public Policy Position ADM File No. 2023-35: Proposed Amendments of MCJC 3 and MRPC 6.5
• Public Policy Position M Crim JI 20.31, 20.32, and 20.33
• Public Policy Position Department of the Interior’s Alteration of Stonewall Website to Remove Any “Transgender” or “Queer” Reference
• Public Policy Position Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” Letter as Described at U.S. Department of Education  Directs Schools to End Racial Preferences on U.S. Department of Education
• Public Policy Position on President Trump's Executive Order "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”
• Position on Deadnaming
• Public Policy Position on 2023-05 Proposed Amendment of MCR 3.613
• Public Policy Position on 303 Creative LLC v Elenis
• Public Policy Position ADM File No. 2022-03: Proposed Amendment of MCR 1.109
• Amicus Merits Brief in Pueblo v. Haas
• Letter to Chief Justice Bridget McCormack and Judge Elizabeth Gleicher 
• Amicus Brief – Rouch World v MDCR
• Proposed Amendment to the Code of Judicial Canon 2(F)
• U.S. State Department Decision to Restrict G-4 Visas to Married Persons