general assembly

(Via The Bloomington Beacon)

Indiana Equality is collecting signatures to petition the General Assembly on the Indiana Civil Right Law, which will be reconsidered in 2009. The text of the petition is simple and to the point:

All Indiana residents should be provided protections against discrimination. I urge the Governor and the Indiana General Assembly to assure basic rights in employment, public accomodations, credit, and housing for all Hoosiers.

As John at the Bloomington Beacon reminds us:

It is still legal in Indiana today to fire someone from a job, to deny someone a raise or job promotion, to kick someone out of an apartment, to refuse to sell someone a house, to deny someone credit, and to bar someone from public accommodations--simply because that person is PERCEIVED to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender!

You can sign the petition online, and add your name to the list of Hoosiers who believe in basic fairness.