Advocates celebrate as Louisiana Senate kills gender-affirming care ban

Trans advocates are celebrating after a Louisiana bill seeking to ban trans youth from accessing gender-affirming care was defeated in the state’s Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday. After hours of public testimony from a packed room, the committee voted 5-4 to kill the H.B. 648. Committee Chairman Fred Mills (R) strayed from his fellow Republicans to break the tie and vote against the bill alongside Democrats. “I guess I’ve always believed in my heart of hearts that a decision should be made by a patient and a physician,”...