Louisiana Republican demands social media companies delete anti-Charlie Kirk posts & ban users
GOP lawmakers, who previously railed against online censorship, are suddenly singing a different tune.
September 17 2025 11:01 AM
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Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care
Medicaid will no longer reimburse gender-affirming care prescriptions in Louisiana.
July 11 2025 3:35 PM
Republicans strip Louisiana's only LGBTQ+ elected official of leadership role
Davante Lewis tells The Advocate about his removal as vice chairman on Louisiana's Public Service Commission, which he believes was racially and politically motivated.
February 20 2025 1:40 PM
Black gay official could lose leadership role after criticizing Louisiana governor's anti-LGBTQ+ post
Davante Lewis talks to The Advocate ahead of a vote to remove him from his vice chairman role on Louisiana's Public Service Commission — all for defending former HHS official Dr. Rachel Levine.
February 18 2025 3:39 PM
Louisiana LGBTQ+ activist exonerated after 3 years of unconstitutional prosecution
Matthew Humphrey has been exonerated three years after his wrongful arrest for speaking out against book bans during a local library board meeting.
February 18 2025 11:42 AM
New Orleans activists fundraise to replace stolen plaque remembering an arson that killed 32 queer people
New Orleans activists have launched a fundraising campaign to replace the marker honoring those killed in the Upstairs Lounge fire. The group’s aim is to make sure the memory of what happened in 1973 isn’t forgotten.
January 07 2025 5:00 AM
Nancy Mace’s anti-trans Capitol bathroom rules didn’t make the House rules package
January 06 2025 10:03 AM
New Orleans gay bars feel impact of Bourbon Street terror attack
The driver of the truck who plowed into New Year's Day revelers had pledged support to the so-called Islamic State, the same group the Pulse nightclub shooter had claimed was his inspiration.
January 06 2025 6:00 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson bans trans people from all single-sex bathrooms at U.S. House
The GOP is doubling down on bigotry instead of addressing the concerns of the American people.
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November 20 2024 1:02 PM
Republican calls Haitians 'wild' 'gangsters' from 'nastiest country in the Western Hemisphere' in racist post
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins actually tweeted the bigoted remarks from his official government account.
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September 25 2024 5:31 PM
Senate hate crimes hearing devolves when Republican tells Arab American witness to ‘hide your head in a bag’
Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy made the outrageous remark during a heated exchange.
September 18 2024 10:46 AM
Mike Johnson flies same Christian nationalist flag outside his office that Samuel Alito flew at vacation home
The Louisiana Republican says a flag used by the January 6 insurrectionists is harmless.
May 24 2024 12:10 PM
Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana
Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."
February 01 2024 6:30 AM
'Queer Eye' production in New Orleans was cut short after carjacking of crew member
The team endured two attempted vehicle thefts and a successful one during filming season 8 in 2022.
January 12 2024 1:06 PM
Gay bagel shop owner gunned down while vacationing with husband in New Orleans
Jacob Carter was on his first vacation to the Crescent City with his husband. His killer is still at large.
January 09 2024 11:36 AM
Louisiana families sue to overturn gender-affirming care ban
Lawmakers passed the legislation over Gov. John Bel Edwards's veto.
January 09 2024 9:00 AM
More of Speaker Mike Johnson’s Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Past and Extremist Ties Is Exposed
One previous client of Johnson's was even reportedly recorded endorsing violence against LGBTQ+ people and abortion providers.
December 10 2023 5:29 PM
Mike Johnson Says He Spoke With George Santos About Ethics Scandal Over Thanksgiving
Here's what the new speaker spoke with the embattled queer lawmaker about.
November 27 2023 6:45 PM
Mike Johnson Says His High School Friends Would Have Claimed to Be Trans to Spy on Girls
Johnson, now speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, made the comment on a Louisiana radio station in 2016.
November 22 2023 5:00 PM
Mike Johnson’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Legislation Opposed by Americans: Survey
A new Data for Progress poll highlights the nation’s split views on a controversial “don’t say gay or trans” bill, as more of Mike Johnson’s record comes under scrutiny.
November 16 2023 10:08 AM