Articles tagged as: LGBTQ rights
March 3, 2023
What anti-LGBTQ+ bills are moving forward at the midpoint of Indiana’s legislative session?
Indiana lawmakers filed about two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills, tripling previous years. But what bills are still moving forward at the Statehouse and what bills missed key deadlines at the session’s midpoint?
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 MoreSeptember 8, 2022
AG Todd Rokita wants court to lift injunction allowing transgender girl to play softball
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed an appeal in federal court this week to reverse a preliminary injunction that allowed an Indianapolis 10-year-old transgender girl play softball on her school team.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2022
Indiana court sides with Catholic diocese in teacher firing
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that religious freedom rights protect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis from being sued by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Republican AGs sue US agency over LGBTQ school guidance
More than 20 Republican attorneys general, including Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden's administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2022
Federal judge: transgender girl can remain on Indianapolis school softball team
A 10-year-old transgender girl's lawsuit to allow her to keep playing softball in an Indianapolis school district has won a preliminary injunction from a federal court. But the scope of the injunction issued Tuesday is up for debate.
Read MoreMay 24, 2022
Indiana lawmakers overturn governor’s veto of transgender girls school sports ban
Lawmakers voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of a bill to ban transgender girls from girls school sports. The ACLU of Indiana has already filed a lawsuit against the bill.
Read MoreMay 23, 2022
Indiana lawmakers set for technical session; veto override, technical corrections on agenda
Lawmakers will gather at the Statehouse Tuesday for whats called a technical session. There, they will vote to override a veto and pass a technical corrections bill.
Read MoreApril 29, 2022
Judge orders school to let trans student use boys restroom
The order requires John R. Wooden Middle School in Martinsville to allow the seventh-grader identified only as A.C. to have access to the restroom while litigation continues.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Indiana governor signals support for trans girls sports ban
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signaled support Wednesday for contentious proposals moving through the Legislature that would ban transgender girls from participating in K-12 girls school sports and place restrictions on teaching about racism and political issues.
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