Editing South Bend, Indiana (section)

===Politics===
The Democratic Party is very successful in South Bend. Every South Bend mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat.<ref name="mayorlist">{{cite web |title=List of South Bend Mayors |url=http://historymuseumsb.org/list-of-south-bend-mayors/ |publisher=South Bend History Museum |access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> As of 2021, all but one City Council member is a Democrat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/government/content/council-members |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007232403/http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/government/content/council-members |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |title=Council Members - City of South Bend |date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>

On March 26, 2012, South Bend passed the Human Rights Ordinance, outlawing discrimination in employment, housing, or other areas against citizens based on "race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation or gender identity, or familial status."<ref name=humanrightsordinance2012>{{cite web |title = South Bend Human Rights Ordinance |url = https://www.municode.com/library/in/south_bend/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SUHITA_CH2AD_ART9HURIOR |publisher = Municode |access-date = July 1, 2015 }}</ref> It is one of only 6 cities in Indiana to offer legal protections for citizens based on sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref>{{cite web |title = HRC List of Cities and Counties with Non-discrimination Ordinances That Include Gender |url = http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/cities-and-counties-with-non-discrimination-ordinances-that-include-gender |publisher = Human Rights Campaign |access-date = July 1, 2015 }}</ref> The protections are enforced by the city's Human Rights Commission, which oversees investigation and legal recourse in cases of discrimination.<ref>{{cite web |title = South Bend Human Rights Commission |url = http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/government/division/human-rights-commission |publisher = City of South Bend |access-date = July 1, 2015 |archive-date = July 1, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150701220604/http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/government/division/human-rights-commission |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[File:South-bend-indiana-courthouse.jpg|alt= The Courthouse in downtown South Bend. The County-city building is visible in the background.|thumb|Courthouse in South Bend]]

On June 16, 2015, then-Mayor [[Pete Buttigieg]] announced in a ''[[South Bend Tribune]]'' editorial that he is gay, becoming the first openly gay executive in the state of Indiana.<ref>{{cite web |title = South Bend Mayor: Why coming out matters |url = http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-mayor-why-coming-out-matters/article_4dce0d12-1415-11e5-83c0-739eebd623ee.html |publisher = South Bend Tribune |access-date = June 19, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = 'Pete Buttigieg's announcement creates a buzz' |url = http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/pete-buttigieg-s-announcement-creates-a-buzz/article_57a803f7-3aeb-50d2-9904-b69039a07ade.html |publisher = South Bend Tribune |access-date = June 19, 2015 }}</ref>