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  • Bullied gay teen expelled for defending himself with stun gun

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An independent arbitrator ruled Monday that an Indiana gay teen will remain expelled from Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis until January 7, 2013 for discharging a stun gun on school property to discourage an attack by bullies.

  • Bullied gay teen faces expulsion after firing stun gun provided by his mom

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An Indiana gay teen on Wednesday faced a private school district review board, an effort to expel him after he discharged a stun gun on school property to discourage an attack by school bullies.

  • Indiana LGBT youth group specialty license plate revoked

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles on Friday confirmed that the agency has revoked permission and sale of specialty license plates that benefit the Indiana Youth Group, an LGBT youth advocacy organization

  • Indiana GOP lawmakers revive effort to kill gay youth group license plates

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana GOP Lawmakers are rushing to revive a bill that targeted specialty auto license plates before the scheduled end of the legislative session on Friday.

    • 2011

  • Big night for openly LGBT candidates in state, local races across the nation

    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.

    • 2010

  • Indiana bakery faces investigation over refusal to make rainbow cookies for gay event

    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 discrimination last week when he cited moral objections to homosexuality […]

    • 2009

  • Indy’s only gay bookstore to close after Christmas

    Out Word Bound, Indianapolis’ only gay and lesbian bookstore, will close its doors after Christmas, reports the Indianapolis Star. “It has been a good run,” owners Mary Byrne and Tammara Tracy wrote in an e-mail to customers Wednesday. For more than a decade, the downtown store has served as a center of gay and lesbian […]