The Indiana Youth Group applied for the plate twice before but was denied. The Indiana Youth Group had been trying to get the LGBT plate approved since 2010. The specialty plate costs an additional $40 with $25 directly benefitting the group which provides training for schools and service agencies and works to promote tolerance. That organization provides LGBT training for schools and service agencies and works to promote tolerance. The new plates will be available beginning in February throughout the state and feature six hands in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, which is the logo of the Indiana Youth Group. Indiana has become the first state in the nation to issue a license plate designed specifically to raise awareness about LGBT youth issues.
