Louisiana families sue to overturn gender-affirming care ban
Lawmakers passed the legislation over Gov. John Bel Edwards's veto.
January 9, 2024
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Who Is Jeff Landry, the Newly Elected, Antigay Louisiana Governor?
Landry, currently the state's attorney general, has opposed LGBTQ+ rights even though he has a gay brother, and he pushed for Louisiana's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
October 16, 2023
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Vetoes Three Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
Gov. John Bel Edwards, a moderate Democrat, vetoed a gender-affirming care ban, a "don't say LGBTQ+" bill, and a pronoun restriction bill.
July 3, 2023
Louisiana Advances 'Don't Say LGBTQ+,' Forced De-Transition Bills
The bills could soon go to Gov. John Bel Edwards.
June 6, 2023
John Bel Edwards Wins Louisiana Governor Race Despite Trump Influence
Edwards issued an anti-discrimination executive order in 2016 protecting LGBTQ state employees and contractors.
November 17, 2019
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Anti-Trans Sports Bill
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a moderate Democrat, called the bill discriminatory and "a solution in search of a problem."
June 22, 2021
Gov.: Video of Black Man Shot and Killed by Police 'Disturbing'
Gov. John Bel Edwards called video showing police scuffling and shooting Alton Sterling "disturbing."
July 7, 2016
Louisiana's Next Governor Will Protect LGBT Workers
Governor-elect John Bel Edwards promises to protect LGBT state workers and government contractors from discrimination.
December 2, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Creates First Trans Employment Protections
John Bel Edwards's executive order includes a religious exemption, however, and applies to state contractors but not other private employers.
April 13, 2016
Louisiana Again Approves Anti-Trans Sports Bill, Setting Up Veto Fight
Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a similar bill last year. He hasn't said what he'll do now.
May 24, 2022
Louisiana Gov. to Rescind Predecessor's Antigay Order
John Bel Edwards says he will soon repeal Bobby Jindal's Marriage and Conscience Order, which allows for antigay discrimination.
March 28, 2016
Louisiana Anti-Trans Sports Bill Will Become Law
Gov. John Bel Edwards opposes the measure, but he will neither sign nor veto it, as his veto would be overridden, he said.
June 8, 2022
Fighting The 'Blue Lives Matter' Law
A national group is challenging the new law signed by Louisiana's Gov. John Bel Edwards that classifies attacks on police officers as hate crimes.
June 2, 2016
Louisiana's High Court Kills Order Protecting LGBT Employees
The Democratic governor tried to protect state employees from anti-LGBT discrimination, but the attorney general and high court had other plans.
March 25, 2018
Louisiana Gov.'s LGBT Nondiscrimination Order Struck Down in Court
The state's attorney general had objected to the order, which protected state employees and contractors from anti-LGBT discrimination.
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December 14, 2016
Democratic Gov. Signs Restrictive Abortion Ban in Louisiana
In a huge step backwards for reproductive rights, the Louisiana governor has signed a bill that will prevent abortions in the state after 15 weeks.
May 31, 2018
Sorry, Charlotte: New Orleans Snags 2017 All-Star Game
North Carolina's anti-LGBT law known as House Bill 2 made the state an unfriendly place to hold the annual NBA All-Star Game, the league said previously.Â
August 19, 2016
Louisiana Republicans Overturn Veto on Gender-Affirming Care Ban
Gov. Edwards sustained his veto of two other anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
July 19, 2023
Trans healthcare, abortion, & more: These are the LGBTQ+ laws that took effect January 1
Here are the biggest pieces of legislation for bodily autonomy that are now in the law of the land.
January 9, 2024
Judge Rules West Virginia Trans Girl Can Try Out for Girls' Sports
The federal judge blocked the state from enforcing its trans-exclusionary school sports law against 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
July 21, 2021
After Losing Roe v. Wade, How to Fight Back
Health care providers, candidates who support reproductive freedom, and people with few economic resources all need your help now.
June 24, 2022