[Video] #Heart #doctor #leaves #Louisiana over #stateβs #antiLGBTQ #laws.
Dr. #JakeKleinmahon, the #director of the "onlyβ #pediatric #heart #transplant #center in #Louisiana, says heβs moving from #NewOrleans to #NewYork after #Republican #legislators passed #AntiLBGTQ+ #bills.
Kleinmahon said his decision to leave has been β#distressingβ since it may leave βa hole for #medical #careβ in the #state.
Ashely Sheffield, a decorated air-force veteran, is claiming that the Department of Veteran Affairs denied her fertility treatment due to her same-sex marital status. Sheffield was sent a letter of denial from her local VA program. NBC News' Valerie Castro has more.
One of #Louisiana's only #pediatric #heart #specialists says he's #leaving the #state over #LGBTQ #discrimination.
Dr. #JakeKleinmahon, who is #gay, told #WDSU that he and his #husband had planned to #retire in #NewOrleans, but he now feels like the #antiLGBTQ #legislation passed by the #Republican #Legislature has made the state a #hostile #place for #families like his.
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