Marriage Ban Unlikely for Indiana in 2009, Says GLAAD

Via Media Release from GLAAD:

December 01, 2008

The Indianapolis Star is reporting that the state’s lawmakers will not be likely to consider a constitutional amendment to ban marriage in the next year.

In 1997, an anti-marriage statute was enacted in Indiana, prohibiting marriage for same-sex couples across the state. Currently Indiana is one of only a few Midwestern states that has only a statute, rather than a statute and a constitutional amendment, against marriage equality.

Walter Botich, legislative chairman of Indiana Equality, summed up the issue for many state leaders, “We've got an economy that is not doing well, we've got people who are losing jobs, and yet some people want to harp on these same issues that are pulling people apart at a time we should be coming together to solve these big problems.”

Anti-gay leaders have tried to push a marriage ban amendment forward in the past two legislative sessions, but both times the amendment has died in the House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee.

Media Contact:
Adam Bass, Media Field Strategist - West
Phone: (323) 634-2018
Email: bass@glaad.org

Related Media Coverage:
Indianapolis Star—December 1, 2008
“State Legislators Unlikely to Tackle Same-Sex Marriage Amendment in 2009”
http://www.indystar.com/article/20081201/NEWS05/812010365

Related Link:
The Task Force—November 4, 2008
“Anti-gay marriage measures map”
http://thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/marriage_map

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