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“Smug” GOP governor ignores fainting child as he signs law shoving Christianity into public schools
Political commentators criticized the oblivious governor and called the incident “an omen.”
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Trans youth & their families sue Louisiana over its trans health care ban
The law took effect January 1 after the legislature overrode the former governor’s veto.
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Librarian says “I fear for my safety” as threats over LGBTQ+ books escalate
“I am scared to go places in public,” Amanda Jones says. “I purchased a taser. I purchased pepper spray. I got additional security cameras around my home.”
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GOP gubernatorial candidate says Satan is sitting in libraries
He described efforts to ban LGBTQ+ books as “an absolute battle between good and evil.”
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Louisiana asks people to report teachers & librarians who “sexualize children” with books
The state’s attorney general launched the new reporting system barely a month after announcing his run for state governor.
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The Louisiana supreme court won’t hear why LGBTQ state workers should be protected
The governor wants to protect state workers from discrimination. The Attorney General doesn’t. The state supreme court won’t even listen to them argue about it.
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Why isn’t Louisiana’s homophobic attorney general suing Donald Trump?
Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, challenged similar state protections in court to have them nullified.
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Louisiana health contracts approved with LGBTQ rights language stripped out
A stalemate over contracts to provide health insurance next year for 10,000 state employees, retirees and family members ended Thursday.
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Louisiana judge overturns governor’s nondiscrimination executive order
The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Closing arguments filed in dispute over Louisiana LGBT-rights order
The attorney general wants to block the governor from enforcing his executive order prohibiting LGBTQ discrimination in government contracts.
