Articles tagged as: same-sex marriage
August 22, 2019
Indy Archdiocese: 1st Amendment Protects Decision To Fire Gay Cathedral Teacher
Catholic church leaders in Indianapolis are citing the First Amendment as a defense to a lawsuit filed by a teacher fired because he's in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2019
Brebeuf Appeals Archbishop's Decree
The Jesuit high school that the Indianapolis Archdiocese no longer recognizes as Catholic because it refused to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage says it's appealing that decision to the Vatican.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2018
Indianapolis Archbishop Issues Letter On Suspended Counselor
The Indianapolis Archdiocese posted online Tuesday a letter from the Most Rev. Charles Thompson saying teachers and guidance counselors are ministers of the faith who must lead by word and example.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2018
Roncalli Students Rally At Football Game In Support Of Guidance Counselor
The student section of the stands was filled with rainbow flags, face paint and t-shirts at the football game Friday between Roncalli and Southport high schools.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2018
Roncalli Guidance Counselor Wants To Make Change, Do What's Best For Students
Since Shelly Fitzgerald's superiors at Roncalli High School met with her about her same-sex marriage - and told her to end it or lose her job - she's seen an outpouring of support.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2018
Lawmaker Plans To Block Money From Voucher Schools With Anti-LGBT Policies
Several voucher schools have openly anti-LGBTQ admission policies, but Indiana has no statewide anti-discrimination law.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2018
Roncalli High School Threatens Guidance Counselor's Job Over Same-Sex Marriage
Indiana provides protections for public employees based on sexual orientation, but Roncalli is exempt from those rules because it is a private school.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2015
What New Lawsuit Means For Gay Rights, Religious Liberty
A law professor predicts a suit alleging a county employee was fired because she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples faces an uphill battle.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2015
On Day One of RFRA, Groups Vow Push for Expanded Civil Rights
On the day Indiana's so-called "religious freedom" law took effect, advocates for the LGBT community said they're going to organize a voter registration drive as part of their push to obtain civil rights protections for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
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