Indiana House Bursts Out Laughing

Indiana House Bursts Out Laughing

Attendants of the Indiana House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on a same sex marriage ban burst into laughter on Monday when Jim Bopp claimed that opponents of the ban were “intolerant.”

Bopp, a notoriously conservative Indiana lawmaker who was forced out as Indiana’s representative to the Republican National Committee in 2012, said he was perplexed as to why opponents would be against a constitutional ban if same sex marriage was already illegal in Indiana.

“It can only be because [the existing ban is] vulnerable,” he said. “They want the option of getting what they actually want, which is to change the definition marriage. And the very vulnerability of a statute as opposed to a constitutional amendment affords them a greater opportunity to get that job done.”

“Even more troubling though was an argument made by one who said that the simple debate on the marriage amendment will do the damage,” Bopp added. “Well, what does that tell you? That there are some people that are so intolerant of other people’s views that a simple debate…”

The irony of that statement was just too much. The gallery burst out laughing.

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There is hope that someday soon the state of Indiana will it’s grant LGBT residents the dignity of of having the right to marry the person they choose. Until then, LGBT couples living in Indiana (and most other states) remain without any legal protections whatsoever – unless they go to the effort and expense of getting specific legal documents, i.e., living will and medical power of attorney (to empower a partner to make medical decisions and have hospital visitation rights), last will and testaments and/or living trust (to leave property to a partner) and other supporting documents that empower a partner to make decisions about finances, burial and cremation and many other rights denied to same-sex partners who live in non-marriage equality states.

For the most part, couples who can afford these documents will get them. Many LGBT couples are struggling financially because of the economic downturn. For them, Rainbow Law’s state-specific will and trust packages provide an affordable alternative – and their free advance directives are available to any LGBT person who asks.

If you or anyone you know needs legal documents to empower and protect an LGBT relationship, you really ought to give Rainbow Law a try.