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Indianapolis - On Thursday, January 24th, at 8:45 AM the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from opponents and proponents of the "Marrriage Discrimination Amendment" - Senate Joint Resolution 7 (SJR-7). The hearing is expected to take place in the Senate Chambers the Indiana Statehouse.

Passage of SJR-7 by this committee will keep this harmful legislation in play and set the stage for a possible ballot initiative this year. If approved by the electorate, SJR-7 will forever write discrimination into the Indiana Constitution, affecting thousands of Hoosier families.

Indiana Equality is asking individuals tell members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Marriage Discrimination Amendment is wrong for Indiana. IE describes the amendment as "just an attempt to distract Hoosiers from the greater issues at hand, such as fixing the broken property tax system."

The judiciary committee can be contacted using the link below to access IE's automated system.

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Indianapolis - After a 15 year absence, "Tuesday Night Sing-Along" is coming back to downtown Indy. Beginning on Tuesday, January 15, sing-along will kick off at Downtown Olly's, located at 822 N. Illinois.

"The old sing-along books are back", says musician John Cannaday, "all we need are some old and new faces to get the energy going!"

The sing-along was a weekly institution which began in 1986 at Jimmy's with Carl and Doc, and migrated to Brothers, which has since become Downtown Olly's.

Sing-along will occur each Tuesday from 8:30 until 10:30.


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Indianapolis - The Indianapolis Rainbow Chamber of Commerce has acquired the website GayIndy.Org according to Jeff Newman, GayIndy's webmaster. Newman also currently serves as Chair of the Indy Rainbow Chamber.

Founded in 1995, the GayIndy website has been operated by Newman as a solo volunteer since its former owner, Diversity, Inc., was dissolved in 2002. The Indy Rainbow Chamber was founded in 2002, and serves GLBT-owned businesses and allies in central Indiana. Full Article»

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