Introduction

National

Currently, federal law provides basic legal protection against employment discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin or disability, but not sexual orientation or gender identity and gender expression.

Indiana

In 34 states, it is legal to fire someone based on their sexual orientation. In 44 states, it is legal to do so based on gender identity. (State courts, commissions or agencies have interpreted the existing state law to include some protection against transgender individuals in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.)

• Indiana Adoption Law
  • <Indiana permits single GLBT people and same-sex couples to adopt. In some jurisdictions a person can adopt his or her same-sex partner's adopted child. >
• Indiana Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
  • <Indiana birth certificates do not designate a person's sex. >
• Indiana Custody and Visitation Law
  • <Indiana courts typically will not consider a parent's sexual orientation in custody and visitation determinations unless it is shown to adversely affect or harm the children. There are no published cases dealing with transgender parents. Courts have ruled in support of same-sex co-parents. >
• Indiana Donor Insemination Law
  • <There is no provision on the artificial insemination procedure in Indiana state law. >
• Indiana Hate Crimes Law
  • <This state has no hate crimes law. >
• Indiana Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law
  • <Indiana law purports to ban recognition of marriages between same-sex couples. There are no other forms of relationship recognition for same-sex couples in state law or policies. In the last legislative session, the Indiana Legislature voted to put an anti-equal marriage amendment on the ballot. But it takes two consecutive legislative sessions to put an amendment on the ballot. If the state House of Representatives (currently consisting of 48 Democrats and 52 Republicans) adds two or more fair-minded legislators in the 2006 election season, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community can avoid an anti-equal marriage amendment ever reaching the ballot. >
• Indiana Non-Discrimination Law
  • <Indiana law does not address discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.>
• Indiana School Law
  • <Indiana law does not address school issues relating to sexual orientation or gender identity. >
• Indiana Sodomy Law
  • <The Indiana sodomy law was repealed in 1977.>
• Indiana Surrogacy Law
  • <Indiana law prohibits surrogacy agreements.>

Indiana University

Racial, GLBT, Religious Bias, and Gender Incidents Teams To report incidents of harassment based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin, call 855-4463 or email:trust@indiana.edu

Links

bloomingOUT, local queer radio show - Local, state and national education and support for GLBT community
The Bloomington Beacon - Local education and support for GLBT community
Vote-smart.org - Information on specific candidates in your area
Human Rights Campaign - Most information on this site came from here. HRC also has quick links to send a message to your local representatives.
Citizen's Toolkit - Find out where you need to go to vote