 He engaged in the campaigns to create and retain the City of Ypsilanti's non-discrimination ordinance (1997–1998).In 1999, Jim and Dr. Sandra Cole, former Director of Michigan Medicine's Comprehensive Gender Services Program, wrote the language of Ann Arbor's non-discrimination policy regarding gender identity.With many others, Jim advocated successfully (1993–2007) for the amendment of the University of Michigan's non-discrimination bylaw so as to include gender identity and gender expression as protected categories.