Articles tagged as: LGBTQ rights
November 8, 2021
Indiana school sued over transgender restroom access
A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims a western Indiana school district has been illegally denying two transgender high school students the use of school restrooms and locker rooms associated with their gender identity.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2021
Twitter suspends Indiana Rep. Jim Banks' official account
Twitter's action Saturday came after Republican Rep. Jim Banks posted tweets last week regarding Dr. Rachel Levine becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in the U.S. uniformed services.
Read MoreDecember 14, 2020
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Indiana Suit Over Lesbian Couples On Birth Certificates
Indiana lesbian couples will be able to include both people's names on their childrens birth certificates after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2020
Demonstrators Rally To Support Transgender Catholic Students, Protest Archdiocese
Cars circled two full blocks of downtown Indianapolis Saturday as part of protest to support transgender students.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
Indiana Asks High Court To Review Birth Certificate Ruling
Indiana's attorney general's office is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court's ruling that sided with a gay married couple who challenged the state's birth records law.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2019
As Discrimination Debates Rage On, LGBTQ Youth Face Ongoing Challenges In Schools
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard arguments in multiple cases of employee LGBTQ discrimination, and advocates for the community in Indiana say the stakes for young people are as high as ever.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2019
Advocacy Group Shows Support for LGBTQ Cathedral Students
Students were welcomed back to school Thursday by rainbow streamers decorating the campus entrance.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2019
2 Teachers Ordered Fired By Indy Archdiocese Are Married, Lawyer Says
The teacher fired from an Indianapolis Catholic school last month because he is in a same-sex marriage filed a lawsuit today against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Read MoreJune 6, 2019
Jim Merritt Will Not March At Indy Pride
Republican candidate for Mayor Jim Merritt said Thursday that he will not march in the Indy Pride parade and regrets his initial vote for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 2015.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2018
Suspended Roncalli Counselor Using Spotlight To Fight Discrimination
Shelly Fitzgerald was suspended last month from her job at Roncalli High School after administrators learned she's married to a woman.
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