'Don't Say Gay,' pronoun restriction bills in Louisiana inch closer to final approval
A pair of anti-LGBTQ+ bills targeting young transgender and queer students were advanced Thursday from a state Senate committee, likely putting them just one step away from the governor’s desk for approval.
The Senate Education Committee passed both on party line 3-1 votes, with committee Chair Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, being the sole vote in opposition both times. The committee’s other Democrat, the more conservative Sen. Katrina Jackson of Monroe, was not present for most of the hearing. Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, attended the meeting but was not in the room for either vote.
House Bill 81 by Rep. Raymond Crews, R-Bossier City, would prohibit school employees from using transgender students’ preferred name or pronouns unless they have parental approval. House Bill 466 by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton, prohibits the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools.
LGBTQ+ rights advocates noted that it was ironic that the committee took the action on the first day of Pride month.
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