Tag: Indy Pride

After Indy Pride explicitly said he wasn’t welcome to march, Republican Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jim Merritt has announced that he won’t participate in today’s Pride event and voiced regret for supporting Indiana’s controversial 2015 religious freedom bill. He also pledged to fight for LGBTQ rights if elected. In a statement, Merritt said: “(Walking in the parade) was meant to show that I respect the feelings and rights of the LGBTQ+ community and desire to engage in dialogue with them and to...

Indy Pride has been thrust into the spotlight after a local blogger reported that Indianapolis Republican mayoral candidate Jim Merritt planned to march in the parade. Merritt wanted to march with former mayor Greg Ballard, according to IMPORTANTVILLE. While Ballard has been welcomed to the parade based off his pro-LGBTQ history, Merritt did not submit an application for his own float or contingent of supporters. After the site reported Merritt planned to participate despite his notoriously anti-LGBTQ voting record as a...