The anti-gay marriage amendment to the Indiana Constitution that homophobes hoped would be on the November ballot is now dead for at least two years.
Good news: the Senate just voted for the third and final time to pass the House-amended version of HJR-3.
While we wish the Senate had voted down this harmful amendment altogether there are two things we can celebrate about this outcome: The version of HJR-3 the Senate just passed doesn’t contain the especially harmful second sentence, and HJR-3 won’t be on the ballot this November.
These are real victories, and they are yours.
Opponents to the amendment organized an effective coalition, Freedom Indiana, to slow what was just recently viewed as a done deal, given the stranglehold Republicans have on the Indiana Statehouse. Freedom Indiana was joined by major Hoosier businesses Eli Lilly & Co. and Cummins, Inc. as well as Indiana University in opposition to the amendment.
Given the trend toward acceptance of equal rights for all, this harmful and hurtful piece of legislation may never see the Indiana House floor again.
