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A question remains: Is Freedom Indiana here to stay? “What I am willing to say is that we are certainly in a good position with HJR-3,” says campaign manager Megan Robertson. “Hopefully this is the last we hear of it, but if it’s not, then we will be back to fight it.”

“We came together to show the legislature that there are young people who believe in traditional marriage,” says Chris Knight, a student. “Other groups like Freedom Indiana have tried to push to the media that young people are on their side.”

“We either have to look to the past or to the future,” Sen. Lanane says. “I just don’t think that this is a proposal that the younger generation sees as a need. If we are thinking in terms of what is best for the future of our state, we won’t do this.”

The news came on the cleated heels of a disclosure by Michael Sam, a college football star, about his sexuality.

Says the artist, “If my pictures have a message, it’s an organic message. It’s not like I set out to improve rights for LGBT people.”

Jim Wilke, a former rider in the International Gay Rodeos, is featured in the exhibit, and spoke at the museum about openly gay life in the American West.

Those who wish to see the already-standing definition of marriage added to the Indiana Constitution seem to know that it might be now or never.

Marya Rose, CFO of Cummins, said she “knows employees will leave our state” if HJR-3 passes, and that Minnesota’s debate over a same-sex marriage cost the state $17 million.

Also: The IMA’s recently wed director, Charles Venable, announced his organization’s opposition this week to the proposed gay-marriage ban.

He worries that the controversy has gotten to the point where he and like-minded supporters of a ban are considered “bigots.”

The measure must win simple majorities in both Statehouse chambers again this year before the question is popped to Hoosier voters. Let the pots and pans fly.

@EdWenck: “HJR 6 is now HJR 3. And it appears to have a … partner?”

New is companion bill HB 1153, which seeks to explain some vague language and make it more coherent for Hoosiers if the resolution reaches voters in November.

“Everybody who is anybody has their weddings there,” says Zach Adamson about Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, says Charles Venable about New York City, “We wanted a civil service. There is a chapel-like room in the city clerk’s office. You’re not just handed a piece of paper, which is really nice.”

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