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Title: Indiana Youth Group, a support group for gay youth, is now in the spotlight
Post by: Shana A on April 01, 2012, 12:17:42 PM
Post by: Shana A on April 01, 2012, 12:17:42 PM
Indiana Youth Group, a support group for gay youth, is now in the spotlight
Support group for gay youth makes some uneasy
12:45 AM, Apr. 1, 2012
Written by Chris Sikich
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120401/LOCAL1802/204010340/Indiana-Youth-Group-support-group-gay-youth-now-spotlight (http://www.indystar.com/article/20120401/LOCAL1802/204010340/Indiana-Youth-Group-support-group-gay-youth-now-spotlight)
Indiana Youth Group is the small, and for a time, unnoticed organization at the center of a long-simmering controversy over sexual orientation. The group helps self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, ages 12-20.
Advocates say it boosts the self-esteem of young people at their most vulnerable age. But conservative activists and politicians disagree with the efforts of the nonprofit, questioning the age-appropriateness of the material it uses.
The debate over issues regarding sexual orientation of the young and old has been a political tempest in Indiana for several years. Republican lawmakers will take their final steps in 2013 to enact a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions -- and that will be settled by popular vote in 2014.
The Indiana Youth Group found itself in the spotlight after some conservatives protested its specialty license plate.
Support group for gay youth makes some uneasy
12:45 AM, Apr. 1, 2012
Written by Chris Sikich
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120401/LOCAL1802/204010340/Indiana-Youth-Group-support-group-gay-youth-now-spotlight (http://www.indystar.com/article/20120401/LOCAL1802/204010340/Indiana-Youth-Group-support-group-gay-youth-now-spotlight)
Indiana Youth Group is the small, and for a time, unnoticed organization at the center of a long-simmering controversy over sexual orientation. The group helps self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, ages 12-20.
Advocates say it boosts the self-esteem of young people at their most vulnerable age. But conservative activists and politicians disagree with the efforts of the nonprofit, questioning the age-appropriateness of the material it uses.
The debate over issues regarding sexual orientation of the young and old has been a political tempest in Indiana for several years. Republican lawmakers will take their final steps in 2013 to enact a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions -- and that will be settled by popular vote in 2014.
The Indiana Youth Group found itself in the spotlight after some conservatives protested its specialty license plate.