City · Michigan
Springfield Township is a community in Oakland County, Michigan.
Cautious
People here often stay discreet and keep safety plans close.
1 community rating
Protections, laws and the political tone that reaches daily life.
Everyday welcome in shops, schools, workplaces and on the street.
Affirming care, trans-friendly providers and how easy they are to reach.
Spaces, groups, events, chosen family and visible queer life.
Statewide laws that protect or restrict LGBTQ+ people, alongside what people here have lived.
Ban on State Funding for Conversion Therapy
Protective · 2023
Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors (House Bills 4616 and 4617)
Protective · Blocked in court · 2023
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Amendment (House Bill 4003)
Protective · 2023
Lived experience, in the words of people who were there.
I grew up here in the 80s and 90s, left in the early 2000s to get away from the non-acceptance and isolation as a queer person, came back in 2021 and not much has changed. Spotting another LGBTQ+ person out in the wild still feels amazing because it's such a rarity, there's a LOT of MAGA but I've not experienced any overt bigotry or hatred here as an adult. Still lonely though.