ACLU holds 'Rally to Protect Trans Youth' at the Indiana Statehouse

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Kit Malone, advocacy strategist for the ACLU of Indiana, pauses for a moment while speaking during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. "History is watching what happens here today, in this building," Malone said. "When history calls, I want to know that I was here, on the right side, doing everything I could to protect my people with my community right by me."

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Drag performer Lola Palooza reads a book, "And Tango Makes Three," during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Drag performer Lola Palooza reads a book, "And Tango Makes Three," during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Alex Adams, her daughter, Ada Adams, 3, and their family listen as a drag queen reads a book during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Dana Black speaks during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. "If you want to stop these types of policies, I love this rally, but your work begins on May 2, your work begins November 7," Black said. "You put your name on a ballot in 2024."

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Emma Vosicky, Executive Director of GenderNexus, leads a chant during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Vosicky spoke about the long history of discrimination and oppression that LGBTQ people have faced in the United States.

Jeff Stanley (left) and Julie Stanley cheer during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Julie is the board president for GenderNexus and the couple has transgender children.

Sen. Andrea Hunley sheds tears while speaking during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Ken and Krisztina Inskeep, parents of a transgender son, speak during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Sen. J.D. Ford speaks during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Hundreds attend a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The rally was held in response to the historic number of bills passing through the Statehouse that target the LGBTQ community.

Drag performer Lola Palooza reads a book, "And Tango Makes Three," during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Dr. Tracey Wilkinson, a pediatrician, speaks during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Sen. J.D. Ford receives a hug during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Sen. Andrea Hunley speaks during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Dana Black speaks during a Rally to Protect Trans Youth organized by the ACLU of Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. "If you want to stop these types of policies, I love this rally, but your work begins on May 2, your work begins November 7," Black said. "You put your name on a ballot in 2024."