June 19, or Juneteenth, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. But of course, the end of slavery did not mark the end of segregation and discrimination. In 1960, when Leona Tate and two other young girls integrated McDonough 19 Elementary School in the Lower Ninth Ward, they were met by a violent mob of white oppositionists. 
 
Back in February, Tate, along with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, unveiled a historical marker to commemorate the McDonough Three on the site where the school once stood. Today we are looking back at our conversation with Leona Tate to hear about her experience integrating a public school and learn about her lifetime of fighting for equality.
 
June is pride month in Louisiana and around the world! But, while the LGBTQ community has much to celebrate, there is still plenty left to fight for. In February, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to investigate reports of gender-affirming treatment for transgender children as child abuse. While a federal judge recently restrained these investigations – and President Biden subsequently signed an executive order to protect transgender youth – the future of gender-affirming treatment remains unclear in certain parts of the country. 
 
To learn more about the state of this treatment in Louisiana, we look back at a conversation that Louisiana Considered’s Alana Schreiber had with Gender Services Patient Navigator at CrescentCare Health in New Orleans, Tucker Barker. 

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 
 
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