While I'd reported previously that Indianapolis has an openly gay man running for the City-County Council, another gay man and a lesbian have also jumped into the fray. Indy has never had an openly gay councilmember.
Zach Adamson is running for an at-large seat on the council while the other two are running in specific districts. Todd Woodmansee and Jackie Butler, both Indianapolis lawyers, were appointed by the county party chairman to fill vacancies in specific districts. Butler faces a stiffer challenge than Woodmansee, who seems like the most likely gay candidate to win election.
While the district Woodmansee is running in is a mix of Democrat and Republican voters, Butler's area is reliably Republican and is held by an extremely anti-gay incumbent, Ginny Cain.
Back in 2005, then-Bilerico contributor Seth Kreigh e-mailed Councilor Cain about supporting a proposed human rights ordinance that included sexual orientation and gender identity. Cain responded by saying that being gay is an "unhealthy lifestyle" and is "meant for destruction of human beings and our civilization."
You can support Woodmansee and Butler's campaigns on Facebook. Full text of Cain's e-mail is after the break.
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Ah, signs of intelligent life in fly-over country! (I mean the three new out candidates, not Councilwoman Cain.)
Indianapolis is a wonderful city, and I am very hopeful for its future. I congratulate the Indy LGBT community for the growth it has shown in recent decades -- it has come a long, long way since my first introduction to it during my college years in the late 70's.
And thanks, Bil, for helping the rest of the nation take notice of these new developments.
Hi, new to the Bilerico Project, but as a local I just had to comment that Zach Adamson running as an At-Large countywide candidate has excellent chances of winning as well. He has been actively running for the position for over a year now. Not mentioning him is quite an omission.
I'm sorry, you did mention him. I will correct myself by saying that not mentioning his higher profile and longer tenure as a candidate is quite an omission.