Civil Rights: Voting & LGBTQ+ Priorities

• Rep. Landry filed the first bill that would ban conversion therapy in Louisiana, a tortuous "therapy" that harms LGBTQ children. This practice has been banned in 20 states, and the bottom line is that it hurts people and doesn't work. We held two full committee meetings on this bill, worked on amendments, and had a lot of support from the committee. At the last minute, the Attorney General's office came in to mislead the committee and torpedo the bill. We will keep fighting to protect the LGBTQ community.

• Rep. Landry was one of a very few legislators who spoke on the floor of the House in defense of transgender children during the recent veto session.

• When Covid hit in 2020, voters were understandably nervous about their safety during voting in the pending elections. Rep. Landry had already filed a bill to expand voting by mail - a common sense approach to voting that is popular throughout the state.