We are tracking 4 anti-trans bills in Indiana in 2025. The legislation impacts 4 categories:
SPORTS
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
BATHROOM
EDUCATION
Student eligibility in interscholastic sports. Requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, state educational institutions, private postsecondary educational institutions, and certain athletic associations to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as one of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport. (2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport. Prohibits a male, based on the student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, from participating on an athletic team or sport designated as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport. Requires certain out-of-state athletic teams to provide notice to specified individuals if the out-of-state team allows a male student to compete in Indiana against an athletic team or sport designated as a female, women's, or girls' team or sport. Requires state educational institutions, certain private postsecondary educational institutions, and certain athletic associations to establish grievance procedures for a violation of these provisions. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that state educational institutions, certain private postsecondary educational institutions, and certain athletic associations are not subject to liability in a civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action for acting in compliance with these provisions.
A male, based on a student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, may not participate on an athletic team or sport designated under this section as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport.
Birth certificate information. Provides that the gender listed on an individual's birth certificate and permanent record made from the birth certificate may not be changed. Specifies certain exceptions.
The gender listed on an individual's: (1) birth certificate; and (2) permanent record made from the birth certificate under section 9 of this chapter; may not be changed.
Use of public restrooms. Makes it a Class B misdemeanor if: (1) a male knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom that is designated to be used only by females; or (2) a female knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom that is designated to be used only by males. Provides certain defenses.
Single Sex Public Restroom Trespass [...] "female" means an individual who: (1) was born female at birth; or (2) has at least one (1) X chromosome and no Y chromosome. [...] "male" means an individual who: (1) was born male at birth; or (2) has at least one (1) X chromosome and at least one (1) Y chromosome.
Limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Establishes prohibitions and requirements on state agencies, recipients of state contracts or grants, state educational institutions, and health profession licensing boards regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Provides that certain civil actions for noncompliance may be filed against a state educational institution. Establishes: (1) requirements regarding a standardized admissions test; and (2) requirements regarding altering academic standards; for postsecondary educational institutions that offer certain health education programs.
A state educational institution may not establish, support, sustain, or employ an office or individual whose primary duties include coordinating, creating, developing, designing, implementing, organizing, planning, or promoting noncredit earning diversity programming that includes DEI.