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Equality Indiana is an advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people in the LGBTQIA+ community through civic outreach and education. As an Indiana nonprofit, we are passionate about promoting LGBTQIA+ equality and ensuring nondiscrimination protections. We provide various volunteer opportunities so you can discover how to make a positive impact today.

Equality Indiana Educational Fund, Inc is a nonpartisan nonprofit educational charitable corporation operating as a 501(c)(3) organization, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. As an advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality rights and LGBTQIA+ equality, contributions to the Equality Indiana Educational Fund can be tax deductible, and its tax ID number is 93-2466320. This Indiana nonprofit also works towards ensuring nondiscrimination protections for all.

The Hoosier Freedom for Medical Privacy Act aims to enhance equality rights by repealing several laws, including the 2022 abortion ban (2022 SB 1 - Abortion), allowing all Hoosiers to exercise their reproductive and healthcare freedoms. Additionally, it seeks to overturn the 2023 ban on gender-affirming care for Hoosier youth (2023 SB 480 - Gender procedures for minors) and the 2023 restrictions on gender-affirming care for incarcerated Hoosiers (2023 HB 1569 - Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy). This act is supported by various advocacy organizations that promote LGBTQIA+ equality and nondiscrimination protections. 

Furthermore, it calls for modernizing Indiana’s HIV-specific criminal laws to bolster public health efforts aimed at ending the Indiana HIV epidemic. This modernization will help reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination, eliminate barriers to testing and treatment, and align laws with current HIV science. 

The act also seeks to ban conversion therapy practices that attempt to alter a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity, while repealing the 2023 law SB350, which restricts the licensing of conversion therapists. 

Moreover, it emphasizes the rights of Hoosier families to access IVF and the rights of doctors to provide IVF treatment according to medical standards. It also ensures that insurance carriers cover IVF without any prohibition or limitation. 

Finally, this act declares racism and gun violence as public health crises, further advocating for the health and equality of all Indiana residents through the efforts of Indiana nonprofits.

The Hoosier Freedom from Hate Act, championed by a prominent advocacy organization, aims to modify Indiana’s hate crimes laws to be inclusive and comprehensive, ensuring that enumerated protections for transgender Hoosiers are included. This legislation seeks to ban the 'gay and trans defense' in criminal trials, a significant step towards promoting equality rights for all. Additionally, it provides funding for law enforcement officers' vehicle dash cams and mandates that their uniforms be equipped with body cameras. The Act also proposes to decriminalize possession of up to two ounces of marijuana and establish comprehensive medical cannabis programs, which many Indiana nonprofits support. Finally, it requires universal background checks on all firearm purchases, reinforcing nondiscrimination protections across the board.

End current limits on absentee ballots which deprive thousands of Hoosiers of their right to vote and will permanently permit “no excuse” absentee voting, ensuring that any voter who can’t get to the polls on Election Day has an opportunity to cast a ballot. Advocacy organizations are crucial in pushing for these reforms. 

Reform and update Indiana's voter registration system to allow automatic voter registration when a person reaches 18 years of age, promoting equality rights for all citizens. 

Create a nonpartisan, citizen-led redistricting commission that would control the redistricting process, producing Congressional and state legislative maps that the General Assembly would vote up or down to adopt, ensuring fair representation for all, including the LGBTQIA+ community. 

Adopt "clean elections" laws that provide a government grant to candidates who agree to limit their spending and private fundraising, fostering an environment where Indiana nonprofits can thrive and contribute to nondiscrimination protections.