As announced several weeks ago, Indiana Equality (IE) has been
chosen as a recipient of a challenge grant from Tides
Foundation's State Equality Fund, a philanthropic partnership
that includes the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Gill
Foundation, and anonymous donors.

The grant monies along with monies raised will be used to hire a
field organizer to travel every part of the state to reach out
and educate Hoosiers and their elected officials; it will also,
lay the groundwork for needed protections for LGBT people in

Opponents of same-sex marriage said today that they would try again to amend Indiana’s constitution to prohibit gay unions, this time with a re-worded amendment they hope will answer critics’ concerns.

Rep. Dave Cheatham, D-Mount Vernon, and Rep. Eric Turner, R-Marion, said they each will sponsor proposed amendments with identical language, while Sen. Marlin Stutzman, R-Howe, said he would file the amendment in the Senate.
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January 10th, 2009

Indianapolis police officials have vowed to step up efforts to identify and report hate crimes in response to concerns by local human rights groups.

The groups, part of a coalition organized by Indiana Equality, had questioned officers' awareness of hate crimes and the department's thoroughness in reporting them.

Project to Expand Local Human Rights Protections
State Equality Fund Grant Awarded to Indiana Equality

INDIANAPOLIS: An initiative to help local communities pass
LGBT-inclusive Human Rights Ordinances and educate the public
and elected officials on the need for statewide civil rights
protections has been announced by Indiana's statewide advocacy
group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality.

Indiana Equality (IE) has been chosen as a grant recipient by
the Tide's Foundation's State Equality Fund, a philanthropic

Dec. 19, 2008
Alone among major Western nations, the United States has refused to sign a declaration presented Thursday at the United Nations calling for worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality.

For full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_us/un_gay_rights

How many times have you had to hear opponents of marriage
equality cite scripture after scripture from the Bible? How many
times have you wanted to know exactly the right response to
their literary acrobatics?

Newsweek's recent cover story, "The Religious Case for Gay
Marriage" provides just that -- debunking all the popular myths:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/172653

Immediately after the story was printed, they've received a
barrage of opposition letters from the religious right. Make
sure they know there are also millions of us who support

The Kinsey Institute’s newest exhibit, “Pre-Revolutionary Queer: Gay Art and Culture Before Stonewall,” features artwork, photographs, old newsletters, magazines and other materials to showcase this vibrant, unseen GLBT culture...

For full story, visit: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=64223&comview=1

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