Owner of LGBTQ+ bar disagrees that Indiana ranks as an unwelcoming state

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Out Leadership ranked Indiana in the bottom 10 states for LGBTQ+ businesses and community. The LGBTQ+ advocacy group based its rankings on legal protections, government policies, lifestyle, and political attitudes. For more than 30 years, Downtown Olly’s has been a mainstay in the gay community. The downtown restaurant and bar was LGBTQ-founded. Co-owner David Brandon disagrees with the Out Leadership assessment. “From my perspective as an owner of Olly’s, we have always felt welcomed, felt supported, and we have been able to survive recent turmoil.” The establishment...