Indianapolis - Indiana Equality and its coalition partners have announced it will host a Statehouse gathering next month to rally against Senate Joint Resolution 7 (SJR 07). SJR 07 would permanently alter Indiana's Constitution, and discriminates against all unmarried couples in committed relationships. Candace Gingrich, a national human rights leader, will be a featured speaker at the rally.

The rally will take place on February 19th from 1 - 2:30 p.m. in the North Atrium of the Indiana State House, 200 W. Washington St. (enter North Entrance, off Ohio Street). Candace Gingrich will speak at 1:40 PM.

"The so-called 'marriage amendment' permanently writes discrimination into our state's Constitution," said, Jon Keep, President of Indiana Equality. "While it is designed to deny gays and lesbians the right to marry, it has gone a step further, applying to all unmarried couples and their families. We are holding this rally to encourage all Hoosiers to read this amendment's fine print, as it likely affects a loved one in their lives."

A longtime advocate for issues of importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, (LGBT), Candace Gingrich became active in the movement for equal rights when her brother, then-Rep. Newt Gingrich, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. She is the author of the book, The Accidental Activist, and works for the Human Rights Campaign to empower and engage GLBT and allied youth in the fight for equality.

Indiana Equality and its coalition partners have been mobilizing Hoosiers to fight SJR 07 since its introduction two years ago. If ratified, unmarried couples could lose every right or protection available to their families, touching nearly every facet of modern life, from health care, to domestic partnership benefits, to child and elder care. In stripping away these important rights, unmarried couples and their families would be vulnerable to future discrimination without legal recourse, severely limiting the opportunity for those of limited means to fight for their rights.


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