LSU Manship School News Service

June 2, 2023

Senate panel advances Louisiana’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and pronoun ban

The Senate Education Committee advanced bills Thursday that would ban discussion of gender and sexual orientation in schools and prohibit teachers from using a student’s preferred name or pronoun without their parent’s written permission if it differs from their biological sex. The bill to restrict gender discussion was modeled after a Florida law that critics refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.