The Four Anti-Trans Bills Filed by the Louisiana Legislature This Session Will Not Become Law

June 23, 2021

On Tuesday, Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed SB 156, by Senator Beth Mizell, which would have barred transgender girls and women from joining sports teams that match their gender identity. Edwards called the proposal discrimination and a “solution in search of a problem that does not exist in Louisiana.”  Beth Mizell, who sponsored the legislation, […]


Louisiana Legislators Obsessed With Prioritizing Anti-Trans Legislation With Four Bills Filed Already

April 9, 2021

The Louisiana legislature convenes for fiscal sessions during odd number years. During such a session, legislators may only file five non-fiscal bills. Four of the state’s legislators are using their precious allotment of bills to target children by attempting to ban transgender youth from getting the health care they need or to exclude them from […]


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