Today, we spoke with an ACLU attorney about the signing of new protections under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, and the decades-long push for LGBTQ+ rights in Michigan. Plus, we revisited a conversation with Iraqi American writer Dunya Mikhail, a Sterling Heights author whose novel The Bird Tattoo was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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GUESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:
- Jay Kaplan, LGBTQ+ Rights Project Staff Attorney, ACLU of Michigan
- Dunya Mikhail, poet, translator, journalist, and author of The Bird Tattoo
