based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
handicap, or sex is contrary to the principles of freedom
and equality of opportunity and is a burden to the
objectives of the policies contained herein and shal be
considered discriminatory practices.
(2^ Pornography is a discriminatory practice based on sex
which denies women equal opportunities in society.
Pornography is central in creating and maintaining sex as a
basis for discrimination. Pornography is a systematic
practice of exploitation and subordination based on sex
which differential y harms women. The bigotry and
contempt it promotes, with the acts of aggression it fosters,
harm women's opportunities for equality of rights in
employment education, access to and use of public
accommodations, and acquisition of real property: promote
rape, bat ery, child abuse, kidnapping and prostitution and
inhibit just enforcement of laws against such acts: and
contribute significantly to restricting women in particular
from ful exercise of citizenship and participation in public
life, including in neighborhoods.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to carry out the following
policies of the City of Indianapolis and Marion County:
(1) To provide equal employment opportunity in al city
and county jobs without regard to race, color, religion,
* This is the complete civil-rights law of the City of Indianapolis and Marion County.
Al language relating specifical y to pornography is underlined. Spelling has been corrected.
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handicap, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, disabled
veteran, or Vietnam era veteran status;
(2) To encourage the hiring of the handicapped in both the
public and the private sectors and to provide equal access to
the handicapped to public accommodations;
(3) To utilize minority-owned businesses, securing goods
and services for the city and county in a dollar amount
equal to at least ten (10) per cent of monies spent by the
City of Indianapolis and Marion County;
(4) To utilize women-owned businesses and encourage the
utilization of women in construction and industry;
(5) To protect employers, labor organizations, employment
agencies, property owners, real estate brokers, builders,
lending institutions, governmental and educational agencies
and other persons from unfounded charges of
discrimination;
(6) To provide al citizens of the City of Indianapolis and
Marion County equal opportunity for education,
employment, access to public accommodations without
