Articles tagged as: LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+
March 29, 2023
Nearly a quarter of Indiana LGBTQ youth attempt suicide. This year, anti-LGBTQ bills at the Statehouse tripled
State numbers show nearly a quarter of LGBTQ youth have attempted suicide. The numbers come in a year when lawmakers filed more than two dozen bills with anti-LGBTQ+ themes.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2023
Gender-affirming care ban for trans youth sent to governor’s desk
House Republicans voted Monday to ban medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The bill now goes to Gov. Eric Holcombs desk.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2023
Purdue community hosts a drag show as anti-trans speaker Michael Knowles visits campus
Community hosts event around trans support as Michael Knowles comes to campus.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
House GOP rejects amendments to halt forcibly de-transitioning transgender youth
House Republicans rejected an amendment to protect transgender youth from being forcibly de-transitioned by the state. The bill to ban medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth includes a six-month deadline to halt puberty blockers and hormone therapy treatments.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Indiana's 'Don’t Say Gay' bill expanded in committee – includes religious protections, nicknames
Republican lawmakers passed a controversial bill out of a Senate committee Wednesday that requires teachers to notify parents if students request a name, title or pronoun change in the classroom. The amended legislation also addresses other issues under the banner of parents rights.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2023
Author of gender-affirming care ban accused of malpractice in woman's 2018 death
Sen. Tyler Johnson (R-Leo) faces allegations of malpractice in the death of a 20-year-old woman. He won the seat vacated by long-time Senator Dennis Kruse in portions of Allen and DeKalb counties in 2022.
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 MoreFebruary 16, 2023
Indiana lawmakers file record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills, tripling previous years
Indiana lawmakers have filed a historic number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session. Advocates are raising concerns about what theyre calling a slate of hate targeting gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth, limits on classroom conversations and identification laws.
Read MoreJune 29, 2022
Far-right Proud Boys disrupt Pride Month children's storytime event at South Bend’s Tutt Library
Seven members of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, disrupted a Pride Month children's storytime event at the St. Joseph County Public Library's Virginia M. Tutt Branch Monday.
Read MoreJune 27, 2022
Open, honest conversations key in reducing LGBTQ health disparities
LGBTQ friendly health providers are crucial in reducing health disparities.
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