Articles tagged as: LGBTQ rights
October 25, 2019
As Discrimination Debates Rage On, LGBTQ Youth Face Ongoing Challenges In Schools
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard arguments in multiple cases of employee LGBTQ discrimination, and advocates for the community in Indiana say the stakes for young people are as high as ever.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2019
Advocacy Group Shows Support for LGBTQ Cathedral Students
Students were welcomed back to school Thursday by rainbow streamers decorating the campus entrance.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2019
2 Teachers Ordered Fired By Indy Archdiocese Are Married, Lawyer Says
The teacher fired from an Indianapolis Catholic school last month because he is in a same-sex marriage filed a lawsuit today against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Read MoreJune 6, 2019
Jim Merritt Will Not March At Indy Pride
Republican candidate for Mayor Jim Merritt said Thursday that he will not march in the Indy Pride parade and regrets his initial vote for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 2015.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2018
Suspended Roncalli Counselor Using Spotlight To Fight Discrimination
Shelly Fitzgerald was suspended last month from her job at Roncalli High School after administrators learned she's married to a woman.
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 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 MoreJuly 23, 2018
Transgender Student Seeks Injunction In Bathrooms Lawsuit
The student testifies he feels ostracized by peers because he must use either the female restroom or small unisex bathrooms in the nurse's office.
Read MoreJune 14, 2018
Who Decides How To Protect LGBTQ Student Rights?
Advocates say without the right support in schools, transgender kids are at higher risk for dropping out, or even suicide.
Read MoreApril 4, 2017
The Latest: Plaintiff: Time To Stop Punishing LGBT People
A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled the 1964 Civil Rights Act does protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.
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