ANN ARBOR, MI — In addition to being the LGBTQ liaison to the Ann Arbor mayor’s office, Naomi Goldberg serves as executive director of the Movement Advancement Project.

In that role, she spends a lot of time tracking progress and setbacks when it comes to LGBTQ rights and equality in Michigan and across the United States.

“There’s a lot happening right now, a lot of fear and concern,” she said.

But there’s also been a lot of wins, she said.

Goldberg, who lives in Ann Arbor with her wife and son, offered a data-based assessment of the state of equality for LGBTQ Michiganders and Americans during a ”State of Equality” talk at the downtown Ann Arbor library Thursday night, June 5.

She discussed everything from state laws to what’s happening federally under the Trump administration.

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