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Tag: LGBTQIA+

Anastasia Veal attends the New Orleans Black Pride community festival at Louis Armstrong Park on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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New Orleans celebrates Pride with calls for unity and action to combat anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks

Avatar photo by Robert Stewart June 15, 2025June 16, 2025

New Orleans celebrated its LGBTQIA+ community on Saturday (June 14) with a day of Pride festivities, while members of the community called for unity and action in the face of heightened legislative and rhetorical attacks in the first several months of the second Trump presidency.

Posted inGovernment

How Trump could try to ban trans athletes from school sports — and why it won’t be easy

by States Newsroom December 25, 2024December 23, 2024
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Transgender people across Louisiana express opposition to Rep. Mike Johnson’s bathroom segregation

Drew Costley by Drew Costley December 16, 2024April 22, 2025
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LGBTQ New Orleanians respond to Trump win with continued resolve to fight

Drew Costley by Drew Costley November 15, 2024November 15, 2024
Antonia Mar leads protesters throughout the Central Business District on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.
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PHOTOS: Activists march through Central Business District to protest Trump after he wins second term

Avatar photo by John Gray November 7, 2024November 13, 2024
In this file photo from May 2021, William Tate gives his first press conference as LSU president-elect with members of the LSU Board of Supervisors behind him.
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LSU president shares anti-transgender misinformation, breaking his own neutrality policy

by Piper Hutchinson | Louisiana Illuminator August 2, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inIrma Thomas

Supreme Court to decide whether it’s unconstitutional to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth

19th symbol by The 19th June 24, 2024August 13, 2024
New Orleans musician Ty Valentino performs at the 2023 New Orleans Black Pride festival.
Posted inIrma Thomas

New Orleans Black Pride offers ‘necessary’ safe space for queer community

Drew Costley by Drew Costley June 5, 2024August 13, 2024
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New Orleans Pride Center opens with a party

Josie Abugov by Josie Abugov April 8, 2024November 14, 2024
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‘You can not erase us’: Activists demand that New Orleans provide sanctuary from anti-trans legislation

Drew CostleyMinh Ha by Drew Costley and Minh Ha April 1, 2024April 22, 2025

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