Indiana's Marriage Discrimination Amendment, Senate Joint
Resolution 13 (SJR-13) authored by Senator Carlin Yoder passed
the Indiana State Senate by a vote of 38 to 10 today, Thursday,
January 28, 2010.

Leading the Senate opposition to SJR-13, Senators Vi Simpson
(Bloomington) and Tim Lanane (Anderson) stated clearly that the
Marriage Discrimination Amendment threatens Indiana's economic
recovery and distracts from the real issues facing Hoosiers.

The amendment will moves now to the House of Representatives
where similar proposals - House Joint Resolutions 5 and 7 (HJR-5
& HJR-7) - have been filed by Representatives Bill Davis and
Eric Turner.

"The Marriage Discrimination Amendment violates every Hoosier's
basic right to fairness and equality. It?s just an attempt to
distract Hoosiers from the greater issues facing Indiana,
threatening our state's current and future economic development"
stated Indiana Equality Action President Randy Studt.

The Marriage Discrimination Amendment is being advocated by
Advance America, the American Family Association of Indiana, and
the Indiana Family Institute. Even though Indiana has passed the
Defense of Marriage Act in 1997, a law that has been upheld by
Indiana courts, these organizations continue to push for this
unnecessary and discriminatory amendment.

Contact members of the House of Representatives today, asking
them to reject SJR-13, the Marriage Discrimination Amendment.
http://eqfed.org/ct/71qVYTd1SY2_/

You can also lobby your elected officials personally on February
15th by attending IE Action's Learn. Lobby. Influence. For more
information and to RSVP go to
http://eqfed.org/ct/7dqVYTd1SY2A/
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