In April 2005, council members in Indianapolis voted down a gay inclusive non-discrimination law.  Proposal 622, known as the Human Rights Ordinance, bans discrimination in the workplace and housing market on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.  After the measure lost 18-11, Republican City-County Councilman Scott Keller worked to get his Republican colleagues to change their minds.  He joined a coalition of community, political, and business groups in a coordinated campaign in favor of the proposal.  Keller lobbied his colleagues using conservative arguments for basic fairness.  Plus he educated them about the issue of whether people choose their sexual orientation.  He provided a copy of the Liberty Education Forum's White Paper on this issue, "The Only Question That Matters," to everyone on the council.  He also prepared a detailed report summarizing some of the studies and research showing that sexual orientation is not chosen.  

Keller's efforts paid off.  He convinced another GOP councilmember to change his vote.  Lance Langford, a firefighter and member of the Indiana National Guard, told Keller he doesn't care if the vote costs him his seat because supporting the non-discrimination law was the right thing to do. Three other council members joined Langford in switching their votes, allowing the Human Rights Ordinance to pass by one vote in December.  This law is on the books in Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana because of Scott Keller. Afterward, Keller received numerous death threats for his role in helping pass this law.  Police provided extra patrols on his street and he had additional security at his house.  At the time, Keller said, "As a Republican and a certified firearms instructor, I believe in the second amendment.  I have a 357 magnum.  If they don't get me on the first shot, they won't have a chance to take a second shot."  Log Cabin's Indianapolis President Karen Bell presented Scott Keller with the Log Cabin Heartland Hero Award at the 2006 Log Cabin Republicans National Dinner in Washington.