During the 2023 regular congressional session, the Louisiana legislature sent three bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights to the governor’s office.
Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation...
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Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, will veto three anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed by the Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature.
When...
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A Louisiana Senate committee killed a proposed ban on gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth Wednesday, giving a...
BATON ROUGE—A House committee on Wednesday shot down a bill in a 7-5 vote that would have banned employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The bill would have added...
A bill that would ban classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation outside of school curriculum passed the House Committee on Education 7-5 on Wednesday.
The proposal, House Bill 466...
LSU's LGBTQ+ Faculty Caucus is proposing the creation of an LGBTQ+ center on campus. Despite the pre-existing LGBTQ+ room on campus in the Women’s Center, the Faculty Caucus agreed that a full building...
The Princeton Review ranked LSU 11th on its 2020 list of the nation's most LGBTQ-unfriendly colleges.
The college admission services company based the list on a survey of 140,000 students. The survey...
The University’s LGBTQ+ community gathered on Sept. 20 for an afternoon of music, food, guest speakers, and t-shirt tie-dyeing in honor of their annual Rainbeaux Rush celebration.The event, held...
The University announced in a press release Tuesday that students will now be allowed to use their chosen name on their Tiger Cards beginning in the fall.
The policy was requested by the Office of Multicultural...
The Senate Tuesday evening passed a pair of measures that provide dating partners, including those in same sex relationships, the same protection in domestic abuse cases as spouses are afforded.
House...
The seventh annual Louisiana Queer Conference brought together people of all ages, races, genders and sexual orientations to promote a message of inclusivity and community for all.
The free one-day conference,...
Lady Gaga lovers lip synced their favorite songs on stage while poets tapped on typewriters behind the scenes at the Drag Ball held at Spanish Moon on Feb. 18.
New Delta Review (NDR) hosted the ball to...
