Complex sentence: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Indiana face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, but the Hoosier State became the 20th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Split into simpler sentences: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Indiana face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. The Hoosier States thus became the 20th state to allow same-sex marriage.