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Indiana BMV Renews Fight Over Gay Youth Group Plates

Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is continuing its battle over specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian youth.

Indiana Teacher Suspended Over Anti-Gay Remarks

Thursday Feb 21, 2013
An Indiana school district reeling from the uproar over a teacher’s comments that she believes gays have no purpose in life suspended the woman Wednesday.

Plans For Prom Barring Gays Rocks Ind. Community

By Pamela Engel | Friday Feb 15, 2013
A small Indiana community best known for its parks and corn festival has become the center of a national discussion about intolerance over a group’s plans to host a "traditional" prom that bans gay students.

Gay-Exclusive High School Prom Continues to Disrupt Indiana Town

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Feb 13, 2013
Officials at a northern Indiana high school are saying that its prom will be open to LGBT couples, but one group is planning an "inclusive" unofficial prom, another a non-LGBT prom, while one outside teacher defended her anti-gay statements.

Indiana High School Students, Parents Seek Gay-Free Prom

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Feb 11, 2013
Students and even a teacher from an Indiana high school are pushing for a prom that would prohibit gay students from attending.

Indiana Man to Plead Guilty to ’Sextortion’

By Charles Wilson | Thursday Jan 31, 2013
An Indiana man has agreed to plead guilty to charges alleging that he tricked about a dozen teenagers from several states into stripping or performing sexual acts for him via webcam and other crewed acts.

Manager of Ind. Gay Bar Says Shooting was a Hate Crime

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jul 24, 2012
The manager of a gay club in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., says that the drive-by shooting that occurred last weekend was a hate crime.

Toddler Sings ’Homos Ain’t Makin’ It to Heaven’ in Church & Raises Hell on Web

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 31, 2012
A video of an Indiana toddler singing a homophobic song was caught on tape and went viral this week, only a week after a North Carolina pastor’s anti-gay sermon made headlines across the country.

Anti-Gay Indiana State Rep. Allegedly Hired Boy for ’A Really Good Time’

By Kilian Melloy | Saturday Aug 13, 2011
An anti-gay GOP state lawmaker in Indiana stands accused of having hired an 18-year-old boy on Craigslist, offering to pay $80 plus a big tip for "a really good time," and then plying the young man with gifts to buy his silence about the rendezvous.

Wisconsin Puts Spotlight on GOP’s Social-Issues Agenda

By Joseph Erbentraut | Friday Jun 3, 2011
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has once again sparked controversy over his decision to not defend the Badger State’s domestic partner registry, but Republicans across the country face a growing conundrum over whether to appease social conservatives or court