Indiana Young Democrats-LGBTQ+ Caucus

The Indiana Republican Party has shown Hoosiers they will put their conspiracy theories and culture wars ahead of a better future for their families. For the 2022 legislative session, the Indiana Democratic Party is declaring an INGOP “Culture War” alert.

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It's Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 so we are excited to announce that PA State Rep Malcolm Kenyatta will join us for 🎉 Be sure to sign up TODAY!

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Joe Biden releases historic Transgender Day of Visibility presidential proclamation "I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America... call upon all Americans to join in the fight for full equality for all transgender people...

Pence votes against expanding legal safeguards for those who identify as LGBTQ COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, voted against expanding legal safeguards for LGBTQ people, including protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws. In a 224-206 vote on Thursday, the Democratic-led House passed a bill that would amend existing civil rights law to explicitly...

House votes to pass Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity The legislation would amend federal civil rights laws to ensure protections for LGBTQ Americans in employment, education, housing, credit, jury service and other areas.

White House expected to lift transgender ban in military as early as Monday President Joe Biden is expected to repeal former President Donald Trump's ban on transgender individuals serving in the military as early as Monday, according to a source familiar with the plans.

It’s past time for an America that works for everyone.

Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy (Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand) From The Judy Garland Show, taped October 4, 1963 and aired October 6, 1963. A young Barbra Streisand is paired with Judy Garland for this amazing duet. On...

Biden Picks Pa.'s Dr. Levine as Assistant Health Secretary; Would Make History If Confirmed President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.

Today, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
For your reading or listening pleasure, here is the entire "I Have a Dream" speech.

'I Have A Dream' Speech, In Its Entirety Americans across the U.S. are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a day of service. We reflect on his life and message by revisiting his celebrated I Have a Dream speech in its entirety.

Conversion therapy ban introduced in Mike Pence's home state of Indiana The state's first openly gay legislator hopes to push the issue beyond partisan politics.

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"Senator Mike Braun along with congresspeople Jim Banks, Jim Baird, Greg Pence, and Jackie Walorski backed Trump's fraudulent election claims in the face of violent riots at the U.S. Capitol. Their actions directly incited violence, putting our democracy and our nation at risk. They don't deserve to represent Hoosiers."

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As much as we want to put on a tight skirt and flirt with a stranger, we hope you'll join us in staying in tonight this New Year's Eve. There will be plenty of time to break the rules later. Happy New Year!

Congratulations to Pete Buttigieg for being selected to serve as Secretary of Transportation!

Same-sex parents can be listed on Indiana birth certificates as petition to appeal fails The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an Indiana same-sex parenting case.

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill That Would Ban Trans Women and Girls from Female Sports Gabbard's bill was immediately decried by LGBTQ+ advocates

On World AIDS day, we remember those we've lost and look to the future.
Ignorance=Fear
Silence=Death

The story of AIDS should be remembered forever As the world marks World AIDS Day on December 1, it is important to remember that everyone's has their own experience of the virus

Sarah McBride is EVERYTHING!

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the memory of the at least 37 transgender or gender-nonconforming people killed this year—the majority of whom were Black and Latinx transgender women.

Today and every day we must recommit to ending this epidemic.

TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS

The President-Elect and Vice-President Elect.

Joe Biden and I are ready to get to work on behalf of the American people.

If you have an absentee ballot and are able to, DROP IT OFF IN-PERSON!

He must've gotten the idea from Mike.

Trump Threatens HIV Funding in 'Anarchist' Cities A review of grants to four large cities means that HIV prevention services, COVID-19 care, and more could be cut.

Tragic and unacceptable.

Indy Trans woman Sara Blackwood Murdered Walking Home from Work Transgender woman Sara Blackwood was shot and killed while walking home from her shift at an Indianapolis Long John Silvers Sunday evening.

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Ian Dent is running to be the first countywide transgender elected official in IN—Randolph County Coroner. With Lt.Gov. Candidate Linda Lawson at Wi******er Fall Festival. A beautiful day with good Democrats!

Justices Thomas and Alito lash out at the decision that cleared way for same-sex marriage Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, lashed out on Monday at the religious liberty implications of the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that cleared the way for same-sex marriage nationwide.

Early care leads to better mental health for trans youths, study finds Trans youths who get gender-affirming care earlier in life are less likely to face issues like depression and anxiety, a study published in Pediatrics found.

“For Pompeo, ‘unalienable rights’ comes from God,” said Jayne Huckerby, a law professor at Duke University, who has closely tracked the commission’s work. “It’s shorthand for erasing subsequent rights guarantees for L.G.B.T.I. persons and rights guarantees for sexual and reproductive health.”

Pompeo’s Quest to Redefine Human Rights Draws Concern at U.N. European allies are skeptical of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to elevate religious liberty and property rights, which they fear could come at the expense of protecting marginalized groups.