Mike Pence speech protested by Christian students in Indiana
Christian university students are protesting against vice president Mike Pence being invited to speak at their graduation ceremony. Students at Taylor University, in Pence’s home state of Indiana,...
View ArticleIndiana Republican lawmaker Jim Merritt ‘not welcome’ at Pride march
Republican Indiana state senator Jim Merritt plans to march at Indianapolis Pride, but organisers have told him he’s “not welcome.” Merritt, who is currently running to become Mayor of Indianapolis,...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg faces backlash from African-Americans over police shooting
Openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is facing backlash from African-Americans in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana, after a black man was shot dead by a white police officer. Tensions...
View ArticleHigh school student says he was attacked in locker room for being gay
A high school student in Alexandria, Indiana was left with a broken nose after he was assaulted in a locker room for being gay. The Alexandria Monroe High School student, who has asked not to be named,...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg tells his emotional coming out story in ‘historic’ moment
In a “historic” moment, Pete Buttigieg revealed his coming out story during his closing remarks at the third US Democratic debate on Thursday (September 12). At the end of the debate, candidates were...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleUniversity 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 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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 ArticleGay mayor Pete Buttigieg is officially running for president
Openly gay mayor Pete Buttigieg has announced his candidacy for US president. The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, joined an expanding Democratic field on Wednesday (January 23) with a long-shot bid that...
View ArticleIndiana bill would ban trans students from using facilities of their choice
A Republican lawmaker in Indiana has introduced a bill that would force trans students to use facilities matching their chromosomes and sex at birth. Representative Bruce Borders authored House Bill...
View ArticleGay Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg rips into ‘fanatical’ Mike Pence
Gay Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg has hit out at the state’s former governor, Vice President Mike Pence. Buttigieg, a gay Democrat who is running for President in 2020, hit out at Pence’s “fanatical”...
View ArticleIndiana lesbian couple turned away by tax-filing business
A lesbian couple in Indiana were turned away from a local tax business, because the Christian owner objected to them filing joint taxes as a married couple. Samantha and Bailey Brazzel had approached...
View ArticleLesbian waitress goes viral destroying man who said: ‘I don’t tip fags’
A lesbian waitress in Indiana has gone viral by calling out a customer who wrote “I DON’T TIP FAGS” on their receipt. Michele Crider was met with the anti-gay slur after serving two men at the Dash-In...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg says he met 65,000 donors goal for Democrats debate
Gay politician Pete Buttigieg announced his exploratory committee has met the 65,000 donors goal required to qualify to the Democratic Party’s primary debate in June. Buttigieg, the openly gay mayor of...
View ArticlePete Buttigieg wants ‘peace deal’ between gay community and Chick-fil-A
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is looking to heal the divisions in US society, and he’s starting with Chick-fil-A. The gay Democratic challenger, who is mayor of South Bend, Indiana, spoke out...
View ArticleGay Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg officially launches historic campaign
Gay Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has officially launched his campaign to become President of the United States. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is one of more than 15 Democrats...
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