an original article by Liberal Fix founder Dan Bimrose;
Oh the shame. Well, at least that is what the Christian Right folks in Indiana are saying today.
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The AP is reporting that Hoosiers can now buy license plates that benefit Indiana Youth Group which is an organization that serves LGBT youth throughout Indiana. They offer programs which create awareness. An unfortunate necessity in today's society where bullying leads to emotional pain and in the worst cases, suicide.
The plates cost 40 dollars, 25 dollars of which will go to benefit gay and lesbian youth in Indiana.
Indiana follows Maryland as only the 2nd state to provide a gay advocacy license plate. This is not something that leaders in Indiana typically embrace. In fact they did not embrace this at all. After being turned down for a specialty plate two years in a row the group was forced to file a lawsuit. The result is two years later Indiana Youth Group now has a specialty plate.
I wish I could say that Indiana was making progress and promoting an anti-hate agenda, but that would be asking too much of my fellow Hoosiers. I know too many people who love their hate and the feeling of superiority it gives them.
Ultra-Conservative Indiana is Second State to Get Gay Advocacy License Plates
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