Small steps forward for LGBT rights in Louisiana.

Depending on where LGBTQ community members and advocates live in the U.S., political progress can either seem full-steam-ahead or agonizingly slow. For Louisianans, it’s still the latter.

This year, Louisiana saw some hope-inducing forward steps and some predictable stagnancy: it became the 49th state to protect same-sex couples from dating and domestic abuse, but also failed to pass a bill that would have prohibited worker’s discrimination on the basis of sexuality or gender identity.