Michigan LGBT advocate: Hate crimes affect all of us

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff

Published June 13, 2016 at 5:39 PM EDT

Revelers at Pride celebrations across the country came out in support of the victims in Orlando.

Our conversation with Steph White

By now, you've probably heard about Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando at a gay nightclub called Pulse.

It's the largest mass shooting in United States history.

Executive director of Equality Michigan Steph White joined us on Stateside to discuss the Michigan LGBT community's reaction to the shooting and how hate crimes hurt more than just the groups targeted.

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Steph White is the executive director of Equality Michigan, Michigan's only statewide anti-violence and advocacy organization working primarily for Michigan's LGBT communities.