Articles tagged as: LGBTQ
February 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.
Read MoreApril 7, 2022
Damien Center awarded $2M to prevent HIV in young transgender people of color
The nonprofit will use the $2 million grant to create a program that aims to reduce new infections, increase access to care and promote health equity for young transgender persons of color ages 13 to 34.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2022
Republican lawmakers push for, plan override vote on trans athlete bill following Holcomb veto
People opposed to the bill praised the governor's decision, but state and federal Republican lawmakers are still pushing the issue.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2022
Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoes transgender girls athletes ban bill
Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed House Bill 1041 late Monday. He said in his veto letter, the bill sent to him fell short of providing clarity and one consistent state policy regarding the fairness in K-12 sports in Indiana.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2022
Indiana General Assembly approves ban on trans girls in girls school sports, sends to governor
House Bill 1041 didn't get changed at all in the Senate, which means with a majority of the chamber's approval Tuesday, the bill now heads to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk for his signature. The House approved the bill in January.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
LGBT school group wins injunction, can promote activities
A group supporting LGBT students at an Indiana high school has won a court decision that will allow it to raise money and promote meetings.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
In injunction, judge tells Pendleton Heights High School to treat LGBTQ club like other student clubs
A judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a case between an east central Indiana high school and a student group represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, alleging unfair treatment.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2021
Joining drag queens on TV show costs Indiana pastor his job
The Rev. Craig Duke has been a Methodist minister for three decades, building a reputation as a staunch advocate of LGBTQ inclusion. His pastoral duties have now been terminated — the result of a bitter rift surfacing in his Indiana church.
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