Indianapolis Star

Gay teen sues school for failing to protect him from bullies

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
September 3rd, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An openly gay Indiana teen, who was expelled from school earlier this year because he brought a stun gun to school to ward off bullies, has filed a lawsuit claiming the school district did nothing to prevent the “relentless, severe harassment.”

Anti-gay Indiana Republican legislator caught up in sex scandal with 18-year-old boy

Alex Campbell - The Indianapolis Star
August 13th, 2011

Editor’s note: Indiana state Rep. Phillip Hinkle, a Republican, is outspoken in his opposition to equal rights for the LGBT community and co-sponsored the constitutional amendment that banned gay marriage in the Hoosier State. The Indianapolis Star details a sex scandal involving Rep. Hinkle and an 18-year-old boy who was looking for a sugar daddy on Craigslist.