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Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction a judge issued last year.
Citing religious, parental rights, Hoosier couple asks SCOTUS for relief after trans child was removed
An Indiana Catholic couple is asking U.S. Supreme Court to take their case after their transgender child was taken from their home because the parents would not use the child’s preferred pronouns.
Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing “a defense game”
With a new wave of anti-trans measures already introduced this year, the TLDEF Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund and the National Center for Transgender Equality announced in January that they plan to merge this summer.
Senate education bills on human sexuality, cursive move to House
A bill putting school boards “in the driver’s seat” on “human sexuality” instruction faced fierce opposition on Tuesday from Democrats worried it would restrict teaching on LGBTQ+ identities.
Indiana school boards to have final say over ‘human sexuality’ lessons under GOP-backed bill
Hoosier school boards would have authority over “human sexuality” instruction under legislation moving through the Indiana Statehouse.
Class certification granted in challenge to law banning gender-transition procedures for minors
Plaintiffs challenging Indiana’s 2023 law banning gender-transition procedures for minors have been granted class certification.
Lawsuit over nonbinary ‘X’ designations argued at Indiana Court of Appeals
A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals of Indiana heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles must issue driver’s licenses with an “X” gender designation for nonbinary Hoosiers.
The Supreme Court declines to step into the fight over bathrooms for transgender students
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal from an Indiana public school district.
Carmel Clay Schools win summary judgment on ex-counselor’s claims of discrimination for being Hispanic, gay
Carmel Clay Schools has been awarded summary judgment on discrimination and retaliation claims filed by a former high school counselor who said she was ultimately terminated for being Hispanic and married to a woman.
As SCOTUS prepares to consider Martinsville schools transgender bathroom case, ACLU urges justices to deny cert
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take a case ordering an Indiana school district to allow a transgender boy to use the facilities that align with his gender identity, the ACLU of Indiana is urging the high court to reject the case.
For years, he couldn’t donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can
Thanks to new federal guidelines finalized in May, gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can now donate at many blood centers around the country without abstaining from sex.
Judge denies request to quash attorney general’s civil demands
Two Indianapolis hospitals and a Goshen clinic will be forced to further answer civil demands on health care provided to transgender Hoosier minors, a judge has ruled.
Health entities providing gender transition care turn to court to quash attorney general’s request
Three health care entities urged a Marion County judge to quash civil investigative demands from Attorney General Todd Rokita on Tuesday, part of an ongoing battle over gender transition care.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors
Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn’t actually exist.
Actor Elliot Page files amicus brief against Indiana law banning gender-transition care for minors
The appeal involving Indiana’s law banning gender-transition procedures for minors is continuing to attract attention from amici, including from an Oscar-nominated actor.
Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license by ex-county clerk Kim Davis
A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Amici urging 7th Circuit to overturn injunction against law banning gender-transition procedures for minors
Multiple amici have filed briefs urging the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn an injunction against a new Indiana law that prohibits doctors from performing gender-transition procedures on minors.
ACLU of Indiana sues DOC, alleging constitutional violations for not providing gender-affirming surgery
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Correction, claiming the DOC won’t provide gender-affirming surgery for an incarcerated transgender woman.
State asks 7th Circuit to vacate injunction on law banning gender transitions for minors
The state has filed an appellant brief with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and is requesting that the court vacate a district court injunction that preliminarily enjoined a law that would have banned gender transition procedures for Indiana minors.