gay rights Archives - South Bend Voice

The Indianapolis City Council adopted a resolution on Monday night in opposition to the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The bipartisan 24-4 vote is symbolic in nature. The Indianapolis City…more»

Freedom Indiana, the gay rights group that formed in 2013 to defeat an effort to enshrine a same-sex marriage ban into the state’s constitution, is pushing back against the state’s…more»

Barely a week ago, a group of local community activists, elected officials, and LGBT allies were celebrating the third year anniversary of the passage of South Bend’s Human Rights Ordinance.…more»

The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday that would shield individuals, businesses and other organizations who object to a law based on their religion. The bill —…more»

Local leaders involved in the effort to pass South Bend’s Human Rights Ordinance will be honored this weekend at Guerrilla Gay Bar. “This is the first month of our new…more»

2014 will go down in history as the year of marriage equality. Same-sex marriage bans have fallen like dominoes across the United States since the Supreme Court ruled in 2013…more»

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Kevin Rhoades writes in an online Catholic publication that Notre Dame was hasty in its decision to extend employee benefits to same-sex spouses. Two federal courts…more»

President Obama signed an executive order on Monday that bans workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity among federal contractors. The executive order gives the Secretary of Labor…more»