The reviews are pouring in after Senate Republicans this week unveiled their proposed LGBT civil rights legislation. And advocates on both sides of the debate are finding plenty to critique.

Senate Republicans Tuesday unveiled the details of legislation they say strikes a balance between protecting the LGBT community from discrimination and ensuring Hoosiers' religious freedom.

Indiana Competes joins the fight for LGBT rights already being waged by Freedom Indiana, a broad group of government and community leaders, businesses and individuals, and Tech for Equality, a group of tech companies led by former Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle.

Gov. Mike Pence says he's considering if the concerns of religious conservatives can be reconciled with those of gay rights supporters who want LGBT protections in law.

The Senate Democrats' proposal essentially adds four words to the list of people protected by the state civil rights law: "sexual orientation and gender identity."

Carmel officials have delayed action for at least two weeks on a proposal that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Freedom Indiana, the statewide group that successfully lobbied against Indiana's proposed same-sex marriage ban, today announced that it's formed a partnership with Open for Service.

A proposal to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was tabled this week in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel following a push by social conservatives, but the decision may be short lived.

Bill Oesterle was one of the most high-profile critics of Gov. Mike Pence and Republican lawmakers when they passed the religious freedom bill known as RFRA. He left his post atop Angie's List earlier this year to refocus on civic engagement - and reemerged with the launch of Tech for Equality.

Acting City Council president Kevin Rider said during a Monday night meeting that the proposal won't be fast-tracked. Debate on the ordinance is set to continue at a committee meeting Thursday.