The court’s 5-2 decision in Rouch World, LLC v Department of Civil Rights, released on Thursday, states that discrimination based on sexuality and gender nonconformity must be prohibited, because it “necessarily” involves prejudice based on a person’s sex. Under the new ruling, Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) will ban employers and landlords from discriminating against LGBTQ+ people in housing and employment.
