Louisiana Legislators Pass Bills Banning Discussion of Sexual Orientation and Critical Race Theory

House Bill 121 quotes from the First Amendment which prohibits the government from forcing citizens to speak ‘its own preferred message.’

An LGBT activist holds pins about gender pronouns, at the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, Wyo., on Aug. 13, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The Louisiana House and Senate have advanced legislation this week that, if signed by newly seated Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, would prohibit sexual indoctrination and the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in schools.

House Bill 121 gives authority to parents over whether their children are to be addressed by any other name or pronoun other than what the parents have approved.