Indianapolis, IN – December 19, 2020 – In August of 2018, Shelly’s Voice was founded to support an LGBTQ counselor who had been suspended from her job because someone had maliciously turned in her marriage certificate. Students quickly mobilized and unified their voices in hopes to encourage the school and the Archdiocese to reconsider and …
INDIANAPOLIS (WFYI) – Cars circled two full blocks of downtown Indianapolis Saturday as part of protest to support transgender students. The demonstration was in response to the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis’s new policy banning transgender students from their schools. The guidance from the Archdiocese says if a student or parent works to “legally change the students ‘gender’ …
Advocacy groups across the nation will hold a caravan around the Indianapolis Catholic Center to protest the ban on trans students in Catholic schools. INDIANAPOLIS – LGBTQ+ advocacy groups across the state and nation are uniting to host a car caravan around the Indianapolis Archdiocese Catholic Center on Saturday, July 11 at 1:30 p.m. The …
Indianapolis, IN – Tuesday, June 24, 2020 – Shelly’s Voice, the nationally-supported advocacy group formed to defend and protect LGBTQ teachers and school staff from discrimination and unjust dismissal, responds today to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis’ intentions to expel transgender students from their various schools across the city. Shelly’s Voice statement reads: Shelly’s Voice Advocacy …
Indianapolis, IN – June 15th, 2020 – The Supreme Court made a 6-3 decision Monday morning protecting LGBTQ+ workers through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court ruled that the Act’s language (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex) includes sexual orientation and gender identity. This is a historic step for LGBTQ+ Americans, but …
