Regarding the whole “Let’s not bring in Teh Gayz on a bill that could potentially fuck them over” thing:
I have two relatives in the same family. One will tell you straight out he’s a bigot, and utterly owns every ignorant view he’s ever espoused. The other couches everything in clumsy “I’m not a racist, but this is not fair to white people” speeches.
Three guesses which I one slightly respect more.
Heads up to the Indiana Legislature, particularly the Republicans: if you’re going to write these kind of laws, grow a fucking spine and stop lying about why you do these things. At least everyone will know what they’re dealing with.