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April 28, 2016

“What are we going to do to protect people in our town?” This was a question I asked myself about a year ago when it was clear to me that my state, or at least our state politicians, didn’t care about me or my family.
IN Senate: No Action on SB 344; Lambda Legal Says LGBT Hoosiers Still Need Protection

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February 2, 2016

The Indiana Senate will not debate or vote on Senate Bill 344, a deeply flawed piece of legislation that would have effectively hurt LGBT Hoosiers.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Indiana, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, rfra
Lambda Legal Calls for "All Hands on Deck” as Indiana SB 344 Advances

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January 27, 2016

Tonight the Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee advanced Senate Bill 344; it will now go to the Senate floor for a vote. Lambda Legal is calling on Indiana. LGBT people, allies, business leaders, athletes and advocates to re-engage in the fight against SB344, a bill that will damage LGBT Hoosiers.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, rfra
3-Alarm Emergency in Indiana

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January 26, 2016

Members of the Indiana Senate Judiciary and Rules committees are set to hear on Wednesday three bills that are harmful to LGBT Hoosiers — and we need your help to stop these bills from advancing.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, rfra
Lambda Legal to Indiana Legislators: Reject these Bills!

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January 25, 2016

Lambda Legal today called for the Indiana Senate Judiciary and Rules Committees to vote down SB 100, SB 344 and SB 66, three bills which would enshrine discrimination and deliver a devastating blow to LGBT Hoosiers.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, rfra
Six Key Problems With Every LGBT-Related Bill Proposed by Indiana Legislators So Far

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January 22, 2016

These bills would hurt LGBT people, not help them. They are non-starters for us.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, rfra
Lambda Legal Reacts to Indiana Gov. Pence’s State of the State Address

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January 12, 2016

Nothing in the Indiana Constitution prevents the state legislature from protecting LGBT Hoosiers from the real harms caused by discrimination. As a matter of fact, the Constitution stands with LGBT Hoosiers who seek to live their lives without fear of discrimination.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Six Key Problems with Indiana Senate Bill 100

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December 9, 2015

When introduced in November 2015, Indiana Senate Bill 100 was presented as a bill to add sexual orientation and gender identity protections to Indiana law, which lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Hoosiers urgently need. Unfortunately, the bill that was introduced provides little meaningful protection from discrimination for transgender people and includes damaging carve-outs and exemptions targeting all LGBT people in Indiana. While broadly problematic, there are six key problems with SB100:

See Also: Indiana, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, rfra, SB100
What’s So Wrong With Indiana’s SB100?

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November 19, 2015

SB100 denies LGBT people protections others receive, invites discrimination against transgender people, eliminates local civil rights laws, and protects both licensed professionals who discriminate and religiously affiliated medical and social service providers that discriminate with public funds.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Blasts Newly Introduced Indiana Bill

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November 17, 2015

This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This doesn’t protect LGBT people—it is a road map for discrimination against LGBT people.

See Also: Indiana, Law and Policy Project