- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state ?
Ranked #1 out of 50 regions surveyed. (Source: PRRI, 2018)
Favor (65%)
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people ?
Ranked #1 out of 50 regions surveyed. (Source: PRRI, 2018)
Oppose (51%)
Support of same-sex marriage by US state ?
Ranked #39 out of 51 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research, 2014)
(45%) Oppose
Favor (45%)
Support of homosexuality by US state ?
Ranked #40 out of 51 regions surveyed. (Source: Pew Research, 2014)
(37%) Oppose
Support (54%)
History
Same-sex marriage in Indiana is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 9, 2014
Since Oct 9, 2014
Legal
After the Supreme Court's decision to not consider the appeal, same sex marriage ban was lifted on October 9th.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Indiana is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
No laws exist in Indiana that censor LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Indiana is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
It's possible to change gender in Indiana.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Indiana is not legally recognized.
Current status
Since 2020
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
Indiana no longer allows X gender markers on official IDs.
LGBT discrimination in Indiana is no protections.
Current status
No protections
As of December 16, 2014, there are no legal protections for people who are LGBT in regards to employment. However, public employees of the state are protected based on both sexual orientation as well as gender identities.
Illegal
Hate crime law pending backed by court ruling and by the Indiana Governor . State discrimination protection only. Full state employment discrimination protections pending. Full state housing discrimination protections pending. discrimination protection under section VII section sex discrimination also includes gender identity and or sexual orientation.
LGBT employment discrimination in Indiana is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally by a Supreme Court ruling.
LGBT housing discrimination in Indiana is no protections.
Current status
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Indiana is legal.
Current status
Legal
Any individual or couple may petition for adoption per §31-19-2.
Second-parent adoption has been legalized via case law in two separate cases. Adoption of K.S.P., 804 N.E.2d 1253 (Ind.Ct. Appl. 2004) approved second-parent adoption by partners of biological parents. Adoption of M.M.G.C., 785 N.E.2d 267 (Ind. Ct. Appl. 2003) approved second-parent adoption by partners of adoptive parents.
Second-parent adoption has been legalized via case law in two separate cases. Adoption of K.S.P., 804 N.E.2d 1253 (Ind.Ct. Appl. 2004) approved second-parent adoption by partners of biological parents. Adoption of M.M.G.C., 785 N.E.2d 267 (Ind. Ct. Appl. 2003) approved second-parent adoption by partners of adoptive parents.
Serving openly in military in Indiana is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Blood donations by MSMs in Indiana is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
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