BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Republin-drafted legislatn that prohibs school employe om teachg sexual orientatn or genr inty the classroom mounts, Louisiana lawmakers advanced their own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Tuday.
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- LOUISIANA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE
- LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LOUISIANA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL PASS, ADVANC TO SENATE
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the natn’s largt lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights anizatn, nmns the Louisiana Hoe for passg HB… * louisiana lgbt law *
-- Louisiana is poised to bee the latt state to enact laws targetg the LGBTQ+ muny, after the Republin-ntrolled Legislature on Tuday sent a package to the Democratic ernor that clus a ban on genr-affirmg re for Legislature also overwhelmg passed Louisiana’s versn of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a measure outlg pronoun age for stunts. It is siar to a law enacted Florida last year that crics dubbed, “Don’t Say Gay. ” So far, three other stat — Alabama, Arkansas and Iowa — have enated siar siar “Don’t Say Gay” laws, acrdg to HRC.
LOUISIANA IS THE LATT STATE TO FILE S OWN 'DON’T SAY GAY' BILL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Louisiana lawmakers also attempted to overturn two other ntroversial LGBTQ bills that Edwards vetoed; a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that broadly bars teachers om discsg genr inty and sexual orientatn public school classrooms; and a measure requirg public school teachers to e the pronouns and nam that align wh what stunts were assigned at birth. Louisiana lawmakers also attempted to overturn two other ntroversial LGBTQ+ bills that Edwards vetoed; a “ Don’t Say Gay ” bill that broadly bars teachers om discsg genr inty and sexual orientatn public school classrooms; and a measure requirg public school teachers to e the pronouns and nam that align wh what stunts were assigned at birth. This year alone, more than 525 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were troduced 41 stat, acrdg to data llected by the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights anizatn.
Dodie Horton that rtricts the discsn of genr and sexualy public school classrooms, known by crics as "Don't Say Gay, " fell two vot short of the two-thirds Bill 81 by Republin Bossier Cy Rep.
Louisiana beme the latt state to file a Florida-style “Don’t Say Gay” bill when state Rep. Dodie Horton (R-Hghton) troduced new legislatn Thursday on the hoe floor. * louisiana lgbt law *
The Republin said he would have supported a prohibn that foced only on ferral of Louisiana’s proposed ban marked a rare victory for LGBTQ+ advot this legislative ssn, who ntue to fight agast multiple bills — om a bill crics ll “Don’t Say Gay, " to mandat regardg pronoun age, to rtrictns on accs to library books emed “sexually explic, ” which advot fear would target the queer muny.
John Bel Edwards’ recent bill rejectns, which clud blockg a genr-affirmg re ban for transgenr youths and the state’s versn of “Don’t Say Gay” legislatn.