Campaign for Southern Equality
Every day that we live with injustice is one day too long
The Campaign for Southern Equality is working to build a South where LGBTQ people are equal in every part of life. A South where your zipcode doesn’t determine your rights. Where all of us are free to be who we truly are and love who we truly love.
The South is changing due to the courage and strength of the LGBTQ community. We’re working to accelerate that change by:
grassroots organizers and activists to support a new generation of LGBTQ leaders.
to resources and direct services for LGBTQ folks in the South.
organizing in response to immediate political threats and building political power through through long-term strategies.
Our work is rooted in empathy and in commitments to equity in race, gender, and class.
We're creating a pipeline of resources to the LGBTQ South to help folks access services and to provide funding and training for grassroots organizers.
Learn more about our work
An up-to-date guide to trans-friendly services for the more than 500,000 trans folks in the South. This downloadable resource includes listings for doctors, attorneys, counselors, and more.
Through our Southern Equality Fund, we provide a pipeline of resources – including direct funding and training – to Southern LGBTQ folks doing heroic organizing in their hometowns.
Our work is rooted in empathy and in commitments to equity in race, gender, and class.
When we build community, we build power. That’s why CSE promotes and supports regional events that inform, unite, and energize.
Every dollar helps. Join our movement for full LGBTQ equality in the South by making a donation or signing up to be a sustaining donor today!
Donate TodayIn a new video produced by the Campaign for Southern Equality, several LGBTQ folks from across the South send messages of love and support to young transgender people living in South Carolina. Watch the video: …
Today the House of Delegates in Virginia voted to pass the Virginia Values Act (HB1663 and SB868), which would establish comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people across the state. The legislation also passed a third …
Today more than 200 medical professionals from across the South released a statement expressing strong opposition to a new legislation that has been filed in states across the country, including a cluster of Southern states, …
This week, on Monday, February 3, the House of Delegates in Virginia passed a bill to protect young people under the age of 18 from ‘conversion therapy,’ the dangerous and discredited practice through which licensed mental …
