Know Your Rights: Directory

Your one-stop shop for knowing your rights as an LGBTQ+ person or close ally in Louisiana.

Information about laws passed in Louisiana with recent legislation

• Trans Youth Healthcare Ban. Care is still legal for adults.

• Laws about bathrooms, students, and how they all conflict with Title IX. Includes information on the Gender Regulation and Bathroom Law, the Pronoun and Name Regulation Law, the Don’t Say LGBTQ+ Law, and the Sports Ban Against Trans Students.

Other Know Your Rights Resources:

• LTA’s ID Document Center, where you can learn more about identity document policies in Louisiana.

• MAP’s Louisiana Equality Profile to better understand Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ rights in the below areas:

  • Relationship and Parental Recognition

  • State Nondiscrimination Laws

  • Religious Exemption Laws

  • LGBTQ Youth Laws and Policies

  • Healthcare Laws and Policies

  • Criminal Justice Laws and Policies

  • Ability for Transgender People to Correct Name and Gender Marker on Identity Documents.

• NCTE’s Know Your Rights page to better understand federal rights for LGBTQ+ folks in the following areas:

  • Airport Security

  • Employment (Federal & General)

  • Health Care

  • Housing and Homeless Shelters

  • Immigrations Documents

  • Medicare

  • Military Records

  • Passports

  • Public Accommodations

  • Restroom Access for Trans Workers

  • Schools

  • Social Security

  • Survivors of Violence