Michigan political leaders, police, and prosecutors are speaking out and pushing for change to protect the LGBTQ+ community.

Liliana Reyes and Jeynce Poindexter work to help other women in Metro Detroit through the Ruth Ellis Center and at the Trans Sistas of Color Project.

And I was just coughing, coughing, coughing, couldnt talk.She described the pain on a scale of 10, Its most definitely a 10, said Fields. Two thirds of Michigans women of color have been affected by COVID, said Jenalyn Sotto with National Womens Law Center. The center, along with Mothering Justice in Detroit, just released a survey, confirming what many already knew. The results show among women of color in Michigan, two thirds have been affected financially or personally by the virus. Its been really hard, said Eboni Taylor with Mothering Justice.