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From city street names to school monikers to long standing statues, Detroit is reckoning with its problematic past.

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that L.G.B.T.Q. workers are protected by federal civil rights law. BridgeDetroit Project Executive Stephen Henderson discussed the case with Lilianna Reyes of the Ruth Ellis Center. He has followed the complaint of Michigan resident Aimee Stephens since last year.

This week, Aimee Stephens became the first person ever to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear a discrimination complaint on the basis of gender identity.