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.

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.

Court documents said the acts lack of definitions about human sexuality and instruction mean teachers dont know what they can and cant teach.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

A 10-year-old transgender girl's lawsuit to allow her to keep playing softball in an Indianapolis school district has won a preliminary injunction from a federal court. But the scope of the injunction issued Tuesday is up for debate.

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of a bill to ban transgender girls from girls school sports. The ACLU of Indiana has already filed a lawsuit against the bill.