Louisiana Trans Advocates

Louisiana Trans Advocates is a statewide organization dedicated to advancing transgender rights and supporting trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals throughout Louisiana. Based in Baton Rouge, LA, the organization provides comprehensive advocacy services including legislative initiatives, social support programming, and professional trainings across the state. As the first statewide transgender advocacy and social support organization in Louisiana, Louisiana Trans Advocates combines expertise in policy work, community organizing, and direct support services to create meaningful change. The organization hosts monthly social support groups in several cities, ensuring that trans people in both urban and rural communities have access to peer connection and resources. Their leadership team brings extensive experience in advocacy, marketing, and organizational development, with a track record of legislative success and community empowerment. Louisiana Trans Advocates operates on the principle that self-determination and expression are core human rights for all transgender and gender nonconforming people. The organization recognizes that trans liberation depends on centering the voices and needs of intersecting communities experiencing systemic oppression, including people of color, low-income individuals, immigrants, people with disabilities, and women and femme-identified people. Through their work in Baton Rouge and throughout Louisiana, they ensure that all trans people—regardless of socioeconomic status—have opportunities to participate fully in organizational activities and contribute to the movement for trans liberation.