Group rallies for transgender rights at Statehouse

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Signs in support of civil rights protections for transgender people in Indiana welcomed lawmakers as they made their way to work Monday.

A small group rallied to promote a bill that would create civil rights protections for gays and lesbians.

It could be debated Tuesday in the Senate and a vote could come later in the week.

The bill does not include protections for transgender men and women.

Freedom Indiana organized Monday’s rallies.

The activist group says the rights of over 40,000 transgender people in Indiana are being neglected.

Last week, a Senate committee passed a bill to create a commission to study the issue of transgender rights.