Indiana Equality

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April 24, 2007

12:15
Indiana Equality Releases 2006 Annual Report     
Indiana Equality has released its 2006 "report to the community" on its activities, highlighting the protection of existing rights for LGBT Hoosiers during the 2006 session of the Indiana General Assembly. View the full report here. The mission of Indiana Equality is to secure basic human rights for Indiana 's LGBT citizens. Organized in 2003, Indiana Equality has two primary objectives - amending Indiana 's Civil Rights law to protect against discrimination based on either sexual orientation or gender identity, and ensuring that relationship protections for LGBT couples and families are not outlawed by an amendment to the State Constitution. The advocacy of the coalition, its allies and the community protected existing rights for LGBT Hoosiers during the 2006 General Assembly session, This included helping to force the withdraw of a legislative amendment that would have prohibited local governments from including human rights protections for LGBT persons, turning back proposed restrictions on adoption and foster care by LGBT families, and halting a proposal to study limitations on assisted reproduction. During the session and through the year, the coalition devoted countless hours and energy in preparation for the 2007 battle against the Marriage Discrimination Amendment, and to advance legislation regarding civil rights protections and hate crimes. A coalition of LGBT, allied and progressive organizations from around the Hoosier state, Indiana Equality is also working with civil rights groups, LGBT organizations, and other partners to form regional steering committees across Indiana , representing their community on the IE board of directors. Membership in the Indiana Equality coalition is open to any LGBT organization or LGBT-friendly statewide ally organization that accepts the IE Statement of Principals.