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Tell the Indiana Senate Not to Discriminate Against Gay Marriage in the State Constitution
  1. Signatures
    2,887 out of 5,000
    Petitioning
    1. The IN State Senate
  2. Created By
    Christopher Rothbauer
    Sellersburg, IN
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

The Indiana House of Representatives recently passed House Joint Resolution 6, a measure designed to amend the state constitution to outlaw gay marriage and the recognition of gay marriages performed in other states. The bill will now go before the Indiana Senate. It is time to tell Indiana not to become the 31st state to outlaw gay marriage.

This is a civil rights issue. The only reasons that could possibly be given for the enactment of this bill are appeal to tradition, either religious or secular, which is an invalid reason given the pluralistic nature of our society (and, in the case of religious tradition, the first amendment), or an appeal to plain bigotry. If passed, Indiana would gain a reputation as a state that does not uphold civil rights for all citizens.

The state of Indiana has no business telling men and women in consensual relationships who they will and will not recognize as being commited to each other. Tell the Indiana Senate to vote "no" when the bill reaches the Senate floor.

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Indiana Senate: Vote Against House Joint Resolution 6

Dear Senators,

I am writing to you about House Joint Resolution 6, the recently passed House resolution to outlaw gay marriage in the state of Indiana. I urge you to vote against this discriminatory amendment when it appears on the Senate floor. I am shocked and appalled that, in 2011, there is still such discrimination that elected officials feel the need to legislate who they will and will not recognize me as being in a relationship with. The proposed amendment is discriminatory and will perpetuate a negative impression of Indiana as being an intolerant state.

Federal and state judges around the country have been ruling in recent years in favor of equality for all citizens regardless of sexual orientation. It has become clear that such discriminatory policies find no support in anything but old prejudices and religious intolerance. As a pluralistic nation, we should not discriminate against citizens in consensual relationships simply because they do not follow traditional sexual norms. Such policies hurt all couples, gay and straight.

I believe it is a human right to be able to marry who I choose in the context of a consensual relationship and, as such, I urge you to vote against House Joint Resolution 6 when it reaches the Senate floor. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual men and women want nothing more to live in peace with a partner of their choosing. The state should recognize that desire and not reduce gay citizens to second-class citizens.

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