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This is the first gay man to run for governor in the home state of Mike Pence
An openly gay businessmen is seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination for governor in Indiana, the home state of notoriously ‘anti-gay’ vice president Mike Pence. Josh Owens, 34, is CEO of an...
View ArticlePowerful video shows gay high school teen confronting his homophobic bully
A teenager from Indiana, Jordan Steffy, has gone viral after he shared a video of himself confronting a bully who mocked him for being gay. The gay student has endured homophobic bullying since he came...
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University won’t sack professor who claimed ‘promiscuous’ gay teachers abuse...
Indiana University has ruled out sacking a university professor who said that gay people should be banned from teaching to stop them from abusing students. The university is under pressure to sack...
View ArticleSchool board member caught on camera saying ‘cry me a river’ and pretending...
A school board member was caught on camera saying “cry me a river” about trans suicides to LGBT+ activists. She also made arm movements suggestive of playing a violin. The Indiana school board member,...
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High school student makes a powerful statement after being called a ‘f****t’...
In the hallways of an Indiana, US, high school, a gay teen was taunted by homophobic students until it got too much. He had to fight back. Donning an LGBT+ Pride flag as a cape and a pair of his...
View ArticleParents raising children as gender-neutral asked by homophobes if they’re...
A couple who are raising their child as gender-neutral have told of the inappropriate questions they receive from other adults about their son’s upbringing. Christina Hise-Johnson and her husband Josh...
View ArticleSame-sex parents can now be named on children’s birth certificates after...
Married same-sex couples can finally both be listed as parents on their children’s birth certificates, after a legal battle lasting almost three years, an Indiana federal court has ruled. In June 2016,...
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Lesbian environmentalist runs for congress in the home state of Mike Pence
A lesbian lawyer who wants to tackle the climate crisis is running for congress in Indiana, the home state of Donald Trump’s notoriously anti-LGBT+ vice president Mike Pence. Sabrina Haake is running...
View ArticleMike Pence says he’s ‘proud’ of his abysmal handling of Indiana’s HIV crisis
Mike Pence has defended his role in the HIV outbreak that occurred under his watch as Indiana governor, saying that he is “proud” of the work he did. In 2014-15 the state of Indiana experienced “the...
View ArticleRepublican senator makes insipid joke about Pete Buttigieg being penetrated...
A Republican lawmaker has become a lightning rod for criticism after the 68-year-old boomer implied that Pete Buttigieg is “used to” being sexually assaulted by men like Joe Biden. Buttigieg, a...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg proves his gay credentials by shaving his head during quarantine
He dropped out of the race to unseat US president Donald Trump and then saw his life enter a lockdown as a viral pandemic paralysed the country, so Pete Buttigieg, a gay man, did what anybody would. He...
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Teenager vandalises lesbian couple’s house and car with hateful homophobia...
A lesbian couple in Indiana were victims of “hateful” vandalism by a teenager, who spray painted homophobia, slurs and crude graffiti penises all over their house and car. Katrina and Keri Sprinkle...
View ArticleQueer-owned restaurant is delivering a side of sickening drag with every...
A queer-owned restaurant has come up with a novel way to draw in customers and stay afloat during the coronavirus lockdown. While diners are unable to come inside, Fiddlehead Restaurant in Michigan...
View ArticleSoftball coach worked at a religious school for years as an openly gay woman....
An Indiana softball coach who went above and beyond for the kids she worked with was blindsided when she was fired because of her sexuality. Krystal Brazel worked as a full-time athletic trainer at...
View ArticleHigh school issues grovelling apology after listing trans girl for Homecoming...
An American high school has apologised for including a trans girl among a list of options for Homecoming King, using her deadname. Grace Grabner, a senior at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana,...
View ArticleSupreme Court asked to consider chilling case that could strip same-sex...
Indiana’s attorney general has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allows same-sex couples to both be listed as parents on their child’s birth certificate. The ruling came after a...
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Supreme Court slaps down Republican official’s attempt to stop same-sex...
The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid from Indiana’s Republican attorney general to prevent gay parents from being listed on their children’s birth certificates. On Monday (14 December) the highest...
View ArticleSchool bans Pride flags because they’re a ‘political statement’
A high school in Indiana has ordered teachers to remove Pride flags from their classrooms to “maintain viewpoint neutrality”, and students have slammed the decision. The principal of Pendleton Heights...
View ArticleIndiana’s ‘cruel and harmful’ anti-trans sports bill sent to governor to be...
Indiana lawmakers have sent a “regressive” bill banning trans girls from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity to the governor’s desk. On Tuesday (1 March), the state’s Senate passed...
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Republican governors see sense and break ranks from GOP by vetoing cruel...
Two Republican governors have vetoed trans sports bans, departing from GOP leaders in other states who signed similar laws. Indiana governor Eric Holcomb and governor Spencer Cox of Utah vetoed bills...
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Cruel efforts to stop trans people accessing bathrooms struck down in...
Judges in Indiana and Tennessee have struck down anti-trans bathroom measures. A federal judge on Tuesday (17 May) struck down a Tennessee law that would have required businesses with trans-inclusive...
View ArticleFearless non-binary teen wins prom king in full drag: ‘I left everybody...
An 18-year-old drag queen was named prom king at an Indiana school and left their classmates gagged. Cristian Hernandez, who posts on TikTok under the user name hotboycristian, told NBC News that they...
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Indiana becomes 17th state to ban trans athletes as Texas resumes attacks on...
Republican lawmakers in Indiana have overridden the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning trans students from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports. Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed the measure in...
View Article‘Threatening’ parents force school to cancel ‘gender-bending’ Robin Hood play
An Indiana school has cancelled a queer-inclusive student play about Robin Hood after parents complained. Carroll High School cited “safety concerns for the students involved” as a reason for axing...
View ArticleIndiana governor signs cruel bill forcing teachers to out trans kids to their...
Indiana’s Republican governor Eric Holcomb has signed a bill that would require schools to ‘out’ pupils to their parents if the child requests a name or pronoun change at school. Holcomb signed the...
View ArticleJudge blocks Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
A federal judge has issued an order blocking an Indiana ban on reversible puberty blockers and hormones for trans young people from taking effect. The ban was scheduled to take effect on 1 July, but a...
View ArticleFederal appeals court upholds ruling on bathroom access for Indiana trans...
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that trans students in Indiana have the right to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals judges ruled...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal request in transgender student bathroom ban case
The United States Supreme Court has turned down a request to hear a case centered around transgender students and the bathrooms they use. Martinsville school district in Indiana had appealed to the...
View ArticleRepublican who voted to ban trans healthcare now wants kids to drop out of...
An Indiana Republican who voted to ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth has now introduced a bill allowing children to drop out of school and work full-time on farms. State representative...
View ArticleIndiana bans healthcare for trans youth effective immediately, court rules
The Seventh Court of Appeals has lifted an injunction blocking Indiana’s gender-affirming healthcare ban on 27 February, allowing the ban to take place immediately. Senate Bill 480 prohibits medical...
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