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Firms rush to comply with gay-rights law
Source: Dana Knight, Indianapolis Star
Date: December 26, 2005
Zach Adamson didn't have to comb through his employee handbook to make sure company policies were in
line with the revised city ordinance banning discrimination against gays and lesbians in the workplace. He's
offered that protection to employees at his hair salon for eight years. Many Indianapolis employers found
themselves scrambling last week to see what they need to do to comply with the new law. When Mayor Bart
Peterson signed it Thursday, the ordinance immediately went into effect. The new law revises the city's Human
Rights Ordinance, adding protection based on a worker's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Should human rights measure include sexual orientation?
Source: Margaret Fosmoe, South Bend Tribune
Date: November 15, 2004
Some local residents are discussing whether sexual orientation and
gender identity should be added to the ordinance governing the South Bend [Indiana] Human Rights Commission.
The existing ordinance outlaws discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, ancestry or
disability, but it does not prohibit discrimination against homosexuals or transgendered individuals. Someone
who is gay or suspected of being gay may be turned down for a job or for housing, or not given a promotion. The
proposed measure also would protect people who are straight but are treated unfairly by others who suspect they
are gay.
