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| Region | Louisiana |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1987, House Bill 484 was passed in Louisiana and took effect in 1988. It prohibited sex education from utilising any "sexually explicit materials depicting male or female homosexual activity". Unlike most laws, this was never repealed. In 2024, House Bill 122 was passed and prohibited the discussion of anything relating to sexual orientation or gender identity to students. |
| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/LA https://legis.la.gov/Legis/law.aspx?d=80423 https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-curricular-laws.pdf https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1382702 |
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | Jul 1, 2022 | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Description | Schools are no longer allowed to mention anything related to lgbt. | In 1987, House Bill 484 was passed in Louisiana and took effect in 1988. It prohibited sex education from utilising any "sexually explicit materials depicting male or female homosexual activity". Unlike most laws, this was never repealed. In 2024, House Bill 122 was passed and prohibited the discussion of anything relating to sexual orientation or gender identity to students. |
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| Sources | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/LA | https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/LA https://legis.la.gov/Legis/law.aspx?d=80423 https://www.lgbtmap.org/img/maps/citations-curricular-laws.pdf https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1382702 |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 1, 2022 |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2022 | (none) |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | State-enforced |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | State-enforced |
| End Date | (none) | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Description | No specific law regarding gay censorship, although schools are encouraged to not accept lgbt books. | Schools are no longer allowed to mention anything related to lgbt. |
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