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Indiana's Equality Profile

Sexual Orientation

33%

of population
fully protected

11%

of population only
partially
protected

    Legend

  • State
    Protections
  • County
    Protections
  • City
    Protections
  • No
    Protections
  • Protections
    Banned

County map only shows areas with packed protections for sexual orientation (i.e., discrimination prohibited in private employment, housing, and public accommodations)

City and County Numbers:

4 counties out of 92 have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in personal employment, housing, and universal accommodations (full protections).

19 cities have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, and public accommodations (full protections).

29 municipalities, not including those listed above, have an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, or public accommodations (only partial protections). Notice table below.

33% of the state population is protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation in private employment, housing, and public accommodations (full protections).

Indianapolis Gay City Guide – Finding Your Home in the Heartland

Located in the heartland of America, Indianapolis is indeed a municipality with plenty of heart and soul. Everyone knows Indianapolis as the house of the Indy 500 – without question one of the world’s premier auto races. But it’s also home to a diverse community, an terrific arts and culture scene, plenty of businesses and industries, and a lot to see and undertake . In fact, in 2018, OUT Magazine named Indy one of the finest places to travel. If you’re thinking about making your next home in this heartland city, chances are, you’ll be delighted you did.

A Bit of Indianapolis History

Before its modern-day settlement, Indianapolis was the site of a Delaware Indian village. As a modern-day city, it was initially founded in 1821 and became the state capital in 1825. By the mid-1800s, the railroad had arrived in the area, and by the start of the Civil War, Indianapolis was a major railroad hub. This spurred its progress tremendously, and its population more than doubled between 1860 and 1870. Soon, major industries began moving to the area, particularly meatpacking and metalworking, which eventually led to t

Department of English

Ross Gay

he/him/his

Professor, English

Education

  • Ph.D, Temple University, 06'
  • MFA, Sarah Lawrence College, 98'
  • BA, Lafayette College, 96'

About Ross Gay

Ross Gay is the composer of three books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Catalog was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in Poetry. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, The Radcliffe Institute, Civitella Ranieri, and Cave Canem, among others.

His collection of essays, The Guide of Delights, is forthcoming from Algonquin in February, 2019. He’s at operate on a book-length essay about gardens, land, race, nation and the imagination, called This Black Earth. Also! He writes about sports, music, art and other stuff he loves.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!

An announcement by Great Lakes Productions' founder and Director, Cleo Brasher.

I have decided to retire from the pageant business. It was just taking too much power, and time for this old man to control anymore. Great Lakes productions had a very elongated run of being the best in Indiana! I have had the pleasure to celebrate a lot of victories, and reigns. What fun memories I have.

Thank you to "The Great Lakes" herself, Jennifer Lakes, for convincing me to buy the Miss Gay Indiana franchise. Thank you to Jennifer, Cote' Rossmore, Don Wagner, and Lana Eastman for their knowledge and helping with the foundation of Great Lakes Productions in the early years, because I did not possess a clue! My husband, Jamie Douglas finally won Miss Gay Indiana, and we promoted together successfully for many years, winning several awards from Mr. Gay All-American and Overlook Gay America. Since his passing, 9 years ago, I have leaned heavily on the kids, and sometimes piled it on heavy to a several of them. They came through! As a team, and a family, WE DID GOOD!

I'm thinking that our current title holders will be in the Gay Pride procession & festival, and they'll have a step-down n

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