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New Louisiana “Don’t Say Gay” bill would ban LGBTQ teachers from coming out
Louisiana Republicans wanted to pass the bill so much they used a rare procedure to revive it and get it to a vote.
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Republican wants to stop feds from letting trans youth get health care behind parents’ backs
Louisiana Sen. Mike Fesi proposed a bill to require a parent signature for gender-affirming health care to fix a problem that doesn’t exist.
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New Orleans: NBA All-Star game spotlights LGBT oasis in the South
Partial credit goes to the welcoming atmosphere to the city’s French settlers — “puritanical morality” never really took over here.
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U.S. Supreme Court schedules conference on Louisiana gay marriage appeal
In September, a federal judge upheld Louisiana’s ban, a rare loss for marriage equality advocates who, at the time, had won more than 20 consecutive rulings overturning bans in other states.
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U.S. Supreme Court asked to review Louisiana same-sex marriage case
NEW ORLEANS — Gay-rights advocates challenging Louisiana’s same-sex marriage ban want the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case before it is heard by a federal appeals court.
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Plaintiffs file appeal notices of Louisiana same-sex marriage ruling
NEW ORLEANS — Marriage equality supporters in Louisiana have given formal notice of their appeal of a federal court ruling upholding the state’s same-sex marriage ban. Forum for Equality Louisiana and several gay couples filed their notices Thursday and Friday in their challenge of the ban.
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Gay rights group files lawsuit challenging Louisiana gay marriage ban
NEW ORLEANS — Four married gay couples have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Louisiana Constitution’s prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.