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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 4h

This fall and winter, my staff will continue hosting coffee hours across the district, and you’re invited! These events are a great opportunity to meet my team, get help navigating state programs, or share your thoughts on the issues that matter most to you.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 23h

It’s Coming Out Day 2025, check out this article I wrote in 2012. Some language has evolved since then but the message still holds true!

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Bisexual Invisibility Has Dangerous Consequences

Bisexuality is still offered only tentative acceptance in the gay rights movement. Bisexuals are seen as confused, invalid, incapable of monogamy, oversexed, greedy, or going through a phase. The stig...

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 1d

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 1d

This LGBTQIA+ History Month, Mid-Michigan lawmakers and advocates are coming together for an open conversation about equality, inclusion, and hope for the LGBTQIA+ community.

October 22nd, 6 to 7:30 pm

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Registration for the Capital Caucus LGBTQIA+ Town Hall

The Capital Caucus LGBTQIA+ Town Hall will bring together Mid-Michigan legislators, advocates, and community members for an open, affirming discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing LGB...

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State Innovation Exchange @stateinnovation.org · 5d

Two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of welcoming legislators and advocacy partners to Flying J Farm in Minnesota, a sixth-generation family farm rooted in care for people, animals, and the land.

#FarmAid #RuralDevelopment

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 9d

We secured important economic relief by eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security. We made a historic $2 billion investment in fixing local roads and infrastructure, and we ensured there will be no state employee layoffs.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 9d

We also safeguarded funding for Medicaid, school lunches and cultural institutions. And we preserved protections against sexual assault, human trafficking, and consumer abuses, and kept the Department of Civil Rights strong so every Michigander has a fair path to justice.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 9d

Across the country communities are going to feel the pinch of federal cuts, and Michiganders will be no different. But tonight we held the line, we voted our values and were able to protect access to essentials every family needs.

Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 9d

My work doesn’t stop here. I will keep listening, keep showing up, and keep fighting for the values that make Michigan a place where every person can thrive.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 9d

Today, I voted YES on the Omnibus Budget, HB 4706 and the Education Budget, SB 166. These budgets protect the services people depend on. The combined budget isn’t everything that everyone wanted, but it’s a clear step forward for Michigan!

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 16d

Good news: the Governor has announced a budget deal that could prevent a shutdown. We haven’t seen the proposal yet, but when we do, we’ll make sure the details reflect our values. Hopeful progress, and we’ll stay vigilant.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 18d

We all deserve access to the quality healthcare we need, at every stage of life. I’m going to keep fighting for a budget that protects it.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 18d

They want to cut $3.7 billion in healthcare funding from our state budget, exacerbating cuts already coming from the federal level and putting healthcare access for hundreds of thousands of people in jeopardy.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 18d

We are just 8 days away from a government shutdown in Michigan.

Why? Because House Republicans would rather shutdown the government than let working families, kids and seniors have healthcare.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 19d

May the year ahead be one of kindness, healing and unity. Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate!

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 20d

This week, troubling reports have circulated about attempts to falsely label trans people and their advocates as a threat to public safety. These claims are dangerous, misleading, and designed to stigmatize and persecute a community that already faces disproportionate discrimination and violence.
Trans people are not driving political violence. In fact, study after study shows that anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and extremism are what put lives at risk. The language being used to target trans people isn’t just inaccurate, it’s dehumanizing, and it undermines the very real fight for safety, health care, and equality.
To our trans community: I see you, I stand with you, and I will always fight alongside you for our right to live, openly, safely and with dignity.
Please continue reaching out to each other, building connections, and leaning on the incredible organizations here in Michigan that provide resources, support, and hope.
We will not let fear define us. Community, compassion, and truth will guide us forward.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 25d

Please see the attached letter I have signed on to urging the Michigan Congressional Delegation to take a strong stance against the Genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 26d

This administration is making every aspect of life harder and more dangerous for our already vulnerable community members. We cannot stand for it. Safety and justice are bare minimums.

Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 26d

We must stay focused on protecting ALL of our neighbors from harm right now. We cannot let the fear and confusion of this moment in time distract from holding the line on what is true, fair, and humane.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · 26d

I will remain open and vulnerable about the way threats to elected officials threaten democracy and YOUR voice in the process. I will remain vulnerable because I am a human and your neighbor, and I am worthy of safety as well. But I am anxious to get back to fighting for this nation.

State Rep. Dievendorf speaks out against threats, rising political violence

Rep. Emily Dievendorf says they have received a flood of threats after they were accused of not standing during a prayer in honor of Charlie Kirk.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · Sep 12

On Wednesday, our nation was shaken by another act of political violence, and on the same day of yet another school shooting. Two more times we are reeling from gun violence. One more day that people are looking, desperately, for someone to blame for the demise of this nation. One more tragedy where the dialogue is more about who the next target should be than what we each can do to ensure our collective safety. To protect our kids, families and neighbors.
It is true that I have never supported Charlie Kirk’s politics, but I take political violence seriously. My life has been focused on anti-violence. Every life is valuable, and our response to tragedy must be rooted in that truth.
Unfortunately, someone took a photo of myself and another Democratic colleague on the House Floor, against House Rules, at the time of the incident on Wednesday. The narrative that has been spread with the photo is a boldface lie.
This photo was taken in an effort to put a target on our backs and it worked. Dark web extremists are on a mission nationwide at this point. I have messages suggesting violence to me and my family, telling me to hang myself, and committing to find and share my personal information, including my address. Most of the messages also call me a cunt, bitch, whore and awful human being and some say I’m a traitor to my race. Several say I should die in the way Kirk did. All while also suggesting I need to find Jesus.
And yet even in the photo being shared I’m solemn and looking down at my desk. I was serious then and I’m serious now because the escalation of violence is hurting all of us.

I want to be very clear: I will not be intimidated. And I will not accept the idea that violence, harassment, or dehumanization are legitimate tools of politics or democracy.
I have spent my life working to stop violence. I have led with empathy, and I am proud of that. Empathy and love are not signs of weakness. They must also not make excuses for harm done.
Today, I am sad for the family of Charlie Kirk. And I am mourning the collective peace and safety that slips further away each time violence erupts. In bowing my head, I honored the seriousness of the moment and the weight of a human life lost. That reverence can exist without celebrating the harm Mr. Kirk caused in his lifetime.
I will not allow extremists to use Wednesday’s horrific events to justify further violence against Democrats or any vulnerable community. If we agree violence cannot solve our differences, then we must also agree not to inflame it, encourage it, or manufacture falsehoods that put new targets on people’s backs.
We must not forget that dissent is also patriotic. Our disagreements can serve to make us and our country better. Freedom of speech is protected for this very reason. Our First Amendment rights exist to liberate us from tyranny. Exercising these freedoms should not make us targets for violence or oppression.
Making me and my colleagues less safe this week did not make anyone safer, Republican or Democrat. It only increased the likelihood of more violence. That is abhorrent, and it shows that many who are upset by Kirk’s death have yet to learn its most basic lesson.
The least we can do is learn, and choose a different path.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · Sep 12

Due to safety concerns, the September 15th Staff Coffee Hour has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding and see you in a couple of weeks!

Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · Sep 11

On this day, we remember the lives lost on 9/11 and honor the bravery of all first responders who ran toward danger. Today, we also thank our local firefighters, EMTs and police officers who continue that legacy of service and sacrifice here at home.

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Michigan House LGBTQ+ Caucus Condemns Divisive Anti-Trans Policies; Calls for Focus on Getting a State Budget Passed

LANSING, Mich., Sept. 4, 2025 — Under the Trump administration, there has been an increase in anti-trans [...]

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Emily Dievendorf @emilydievendorf.bsky.social · Sep 2

I spent the morning with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Sen. Sarah Anthony and Mayor Andy Schor serving lunch at Riddle/Willow Elementary. Every kid should have access to breakfast & lunch; political games shouldn’t get in the way of passing a budget that fills our kids’ bellies so they can learn!

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