The Interfaith Coalition on Nondiscrimination is partnering with the film Inlaws & Outlaws to raise awareness of the importance of GLBT family recognition. This new film will be shown on July 17 at 7:00 pm at Jesus MCC. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased in advance at the church on Sundays. All proceeds benefit ICON.  Watch the trailer:

Two years ago, over 30 generous donors to the Jesus MCC Justice Fund made it possible for us to hire a full-time Justice Minister, Dan Funk, to lobby legislators and conduct grassroots organizing of fair minded people of faith throughout Indiana to go toe-to-toe with the religious right. For years the religious right had been busy building powerful advocacy organizations that bash GLBT people and drove the public policy debate. Meanwhile, affirming people of faith had barely said a word. But, that has changed!

In 2005, who would have imagined that Bloomington, Columbus and Indianapolis would have civil rights protections that include sexual orientation and gender identity? Who would have believed that we could successfully turn back anti-GLBT legislative proposals such as the constitutional amendment to define marriage and state-sanctioned reproduction that would have denied lesbians couples the right to start a family?

Of course, the Justice Minister didn’t accomplish these things on his own. But because of his work, people of faith who support the fair treatment of GLBT Hoosiers were heard as never before. This was a key part of the equation for success.

As the gay marriage debate rages on, Inlaws & Outlaws, a new film by Drew Emery goes beyond the rhetoric and straight to the heart. Whether loving inside or outside of marriage, struggling to get in or suing to get out, we follow the lives of ordinary folks as they figure out their own path to happily ever after — with more than a few surprises along the way.

The film starts with a simple premise: whether you’re gay or straight, everyone has a relationship with marriage. When the film begins, you don’t know who’s gay or straight, and who’s with whom. But by cleverly weaving the various threads into a collective narrative, by the end of the film, you’ve got it all figured out, but you no longer care who’s gay or isn’t, and you’re rooting for everyone.

Honest, irreverent and compelling, Inlaws & Outlaws takes one of our time’s most divisive topics and turns it into the feel-good movie that’s as charming as it is irresistible.

Make plans to see this film on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:00 pm here at Jesus MCC. Tickets are available in advance for $10 each at the church on Sundays. Only 200 tickets are available for this one show — so purchase your tickets today!

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