Articles tagged as: LGBTQ rights
August 2, 2023
Kentucky’s top education official resigns over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass says he’d rather leave his job than be charged with implementing new restrictions on transgender students under Senate Bill 150.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2023
Judge denies ACLU's request to delay student pronoun, sex ed law
A judge ruled the law doesn’t define the terms “instruction” and “human sexuality” – which has caused confusion over what can and cannot be taught.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2023
Federal court rules Roncalli Catholic school, archdiocese was allowed to fire a 2nd gay counselor
For the second time, a federal appeals court ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis did not violate discrimination laws when it fired a school counselor in 2018 for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Indiana's slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills part of national fight over 2020 Supreme Court decision
Indiana lawmakers filed nearly two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills during this years legislative session, up from a peak of seven over previous years. The explosion in bills targeting LGBTQ+ Hoosiers is part of a national trend, in which state legislatures across the country proposed more than 500 bills in 2023.
Read MoreJune 9, 2023
ACLU files lawsuit to prevent Indiana's 'Don’t Say Gay' law from taking effect
Court documents said the acts lack of definitions about human sexuality and instruction mean teachers dont know what they can and cant teach.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2023
What anti-LGBTQ+ bills are moving forward at the midpoint of Indiana’s legislative session?
Indiana lawmakers filed about two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills, tripling previous years. But what bills are still moving forward at the Statehouse and what bills missed key deadlines at the session’s midpoint?
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
'Please say gay': House bill to limit 'human sexuality' discussion in schools passed by committee
Legislation that would limit discussions of human sexuality and how students express their gender identity in elementary school classrooms was passed by the House Education Committee on Monday.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2022
AG Todd Rokita wants court to lift injunction allowing transgender girl to play softball
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed an appeal in federal court this week to reverse a preliminary injunction that allowed an Indianapolis 10-year-old transgender girl play softball on her school team.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2022
Indiana court sides with Catholic diocese in teacher firing
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that religious freedom rights protect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis from being sued by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Republican AGs sue US agency over LGBTQ school guidance
More than 20 Republican attorneys general, including Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden's administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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