Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Indiana has become the first state in the nation to offer specialty automobile license plates promoting awareness of gay youth groups. [ Read more → ]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A measure which was passed Monday by an unanimous vote of the city council, amends the Evansville city's municipal code to include provisions against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. [ Read more → ]

It was a big night for many openly gay and lesbian candidates across the nation, with several races resulting in first-time victories for openly LGBT candidates in several state and local governments. [ Read more → ]

In a wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in Marion County, Indiana Superior Court, the surviving spouse of a Chicago-area lesbian couple is seeking to have the state of Indiana recognize her as legally entitled to damages. [ Read more → ]

In a bizarre turn of events, embattled Indiana state representative Phillip Hinkle has admitted to paying a young man $80 -- but claims that he wasn't paying for a sexual encounter. Hinkle, 64, acknowledged that he paid 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson "to have a good time,"... [ Read more → ]

A sudden fluke windstorm that collapsed the stage Saturday evening at the Indiana State Fair, has claimed the lives of five people, including Chicago LGBT activist, Christina Santiago. [ Read more → ]

An anti-gay Indiana Republican state lawmaker has been caught in a gay sex scandal, accused of offering an 18-year-old male cash for "a really good time." [ Read more → ]

A jury in Indiana has convicted Michael Griffin, an ex-Marine, for the murder of 53-year-old Don Belton, an openly gay professor at Indiana University. [ Read more → ]

The Indiana state Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban both gay marriage as well as civil unions. [ Read more → ]

The Indiana state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-3 -- along party lines -- this week to advance a constitutional amendment which bans both gay marriage as well as civil unions. [ Read more → ]

An openly gay Indiana teen claims he was lured into a high school restroom and gay bashed, while other students looked on. Now his family is speaking out about why they think this should be investigated as a hate crime. [ Read more → ]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Indiana House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure to create a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The bipartisan vote was 70-26. [ Read more → ]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- An amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana moved forward on Monday, as a House committee voted in favor of sending the bill to the House floor. [ Read more → ]

A local ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation has prompted the city of Indianapolis to launch an investigation against a bake shop for refusing to fill an order from a gay-rights group. The city is investigating whether the owner of "Just Cookies" engaged in... [ Read more → ]

A support group for gay and lesbian teenagers is suing the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles over their refusal to to issue a specialty license plate for the group. The Indiana Youth Group helps children in the gay, lesbian and transgender community. Volunteers travel throughout... [ Read more → ]

Ten U.S. states signed onto a legal brief Friday in opposition to same-sex marriage, claiming a federal court “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that California's Proposition 8 -- the 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage -- was "unconstitutional." The amicus brief sent Friday... [ Read more → ]

A 15-year-old Indiana teen took his own life last week in what is thought to be another suicide at least partially connected to school bullying, a result of the teen's perceived sexual orientation. [ Read more → ]

The South Bend Common Council has voted to table the human rights ordinance that would have extended employment discrimination protection to its gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender citizens. [ Read more → ]

The Indiana Senate revived a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages Thursday, approving the measure and sending it to the Democratic-controlled House, where it's likely to meet a quick death. The 38-10 vote marked the fourth time the Senate has approved such a provision, which must... [ Read more → ]

The nation's ongoing debate over same-sex marriage took the stage this week in the Indiana Statehouse, where a Senate committee endorsed a constitutional amendment to ban the practice. State law already prohibits same-sex marriage, but supporters of the amendment are making the argument that without... [ Read more → ]