It's hard to imagine a politics and policy debate in Michigan that experienced the kind of whiplash in public sentiment like that of same-sex marriage. In the span of about 15 years, Michiganders went from voting to ban gay marriage, to broadly supporting rights and marriage protections for LGBTQ couples. At the center of the national legal debate was also a couple from Michigan. Today we revisit that brief history on the week that same-sex marriage became federally protected law.

GUEST:

Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

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CORRECTION: A previous version of this podcast said voters approved the same-sex marriage ban in 2004 by 85%. That was a transposed number, and incorrect. Voters banned gay marriage by about 58%. 

It's hard to imagine a politics and policy debate in Michigan that experienced the kind of whiplash in public sentiment like that of same-sex marriage. In the span of about 15 years, Michiganders went from voting to ban gay marriage, to broadly supporting rights and marriage protections for LGBTQ couples. At the center of the national legal debate was also a couple from Michigan. Today we revisit that brief history on the week that same-sex marriage became federally protected law.
GUEST:
Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
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CORRECTION: A previous version of this podcast said voters approved the same-sex marriage ban in 2004 by 85%. That was a transposed number, and incorrect. Voters banned gay marriage by about 58%.

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="http://michiganpublic.org/podfund">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/programs/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="https://bit.ly/3RJN5Ul">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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