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Same-sex couples allowed to adopt. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the U.S. state of Indiana have been shaped by both state and federal law. These evolved from harsh penalties established early in the state's history to the decriminalization of same-sex activity in 1977 and the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2014.
Indiana HB 1608 (also called the "Education Matters Bill") is a bill that prohibits any person, entity, or vendor working in an official school capacity from providing instruction on human sexuality for grades K through 3. [1] The bill was passed 65–29 by the Indiana House on February 23, 2023. It was referred to the Indiana Senate on the ...
Indiana Senate Bill 101, titled the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ( RFRA ), [1] is a law in the U.S. state of Indiana, which allows individuals and companies to assert as a defense in legal proceedings that their exercise of religion has been, or is likely to be, substantially burdened. [2] [3]
The Indiana Code is the code of laws for the U.S. state of Indiana. The contents are the codification of all the laws currently in effect within Indiana. With roots going back to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the laws of Indiana have been revised many times. The current approach to updating Indiana Code began in 1971 when the Indiana Statute ...
The Constitution of Indiana is the highest body of state law in the U.S. state of Indiana. It establishes the structure and function of the state and is based on the principles of federalism and Jacksonian democracy. Indiana's constitution is subordinate only to the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Prior to the enactment of Indiana's first ...
In the United States, human rights comprise a series of rights which are legally protected by the Constitution of the United States (particularly the Bill of Rights), [1] [2] state constitutions, treaty and customary international law, legislation enacted by Congress and state legislatures, and state referendums and citizen's initiatives.
S. Same-sex marriage in Indiana. Categories: Indiana law. LGBT in Indiana. LGBT rights in the United States by state. Politics of Indiana.
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is a 501 (c) (3) [4] nonprofit organization founded by Kenneth L. Marcus in 2012 with the stated purpose of advancing the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and promoting justice for all peoples. [5] LDB is active on American campuses, where it says it combats antisemitism ...