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News from Progress Michigan
January 30, 2026
Contact: Levi Teitel, levi@progressmichigan.org
Dirty Duggan Throws Trans Youth Under the Bus for Cheap Political Points
Duggan used young trans athletes to score cheap political points with his business leader buddies
DETROIT – Yesterday at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2026 Policy Conference, Mike Duggan made the incorrect claim that Democrats in Lansing refused to pass a school funding bill unless they passed a bill that would allow trans athletes to compete in high school sports.
“All students regardless of their gender identity should have the right to participate in school sports and should not be used by our elected officials to score cheap political points,” said Levi Teitel, communications coordinator of Progress Michigan. “While we aren’t surprised Dirty Duggan chose to lie, we are surprised that he chose to throw members of the LGBTQ+ community under the bus to try and explain his split from the Democratic Party and impress his business leader buddies. It appears that Duggan is not only taking MAGA money, he is using their same old tired lies as well.”
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