Back-to-School, Back to Power! LGBTQ Youth Workshop
Ring the bell, school is in session and so is LGBTQ youth power! CSE’s Healing and Resilience Team has got your back. This interactive workshop is for LGBTQ young people between the ages of 13 …
Meeting the Moment in the LGBTQ South
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 zip code doesn’t determine your rights. Where all of us are free to be who we truly are and love who we truly love. At this unprecedented time of anti-LGBTQ attacks – and as public support for LGBTQ equality across the South continues to grow – we invite you to join us in Meeting the Moment in the LGBTQ South.
The Trans Youth Emergency Project helps families of transgender youth across 25 states navigate cruel bans on gender-affirming care. It is the largest national program of its kind, offering custom 1-on-1 logistical and financial support so families can identify out-of-state healthcare options and pay for the cost of getting there. Learn more, get support, and donate.
Get Involved
Trans Kids, Our Kids is a new book that takes readers inside the movement for transgender youth, told through narratives that will open your eyes, break your heart, and give you hope. The book was co-written by the Campaign for Southern Equality team, and now we’re taking the book on tour, with special events nationwide. All proceeds benefit the Trans Youth Emergency Project.
Get InvolvedA South Where All of Us Can Thrive
The South is changing due to the courage of the LGBTQ community. We’re working to accelerate that by:
Funding & Training
grassroots organizers and activists to support a new generation of LGBTQ leaders.
Providing Easy Access
to resources and direct services for LGBTQ folks in the South.
Engaging in Rapid Response
organizing in response to immediate political threats and building political power through long-term strategies.
Our work is rooted in empathy and in commitments to equity in race, gender, and class.
Resources for LGBTQ Folks
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
Trans in the South Guide
Trans in the South: A Directory of Trans-Affirming Health & Legal Service Providers, is a directory of nearly 400 Southern health service providers that the Campaign for Southern Equality team has confirmed to be trans-friendly and trans-competent.
Southern Equality Fund
The Southern Equality Fund (SEF) provides funding and training to Southern LGBTQ folks doing heroic organizing in their hometowns. We prioritize work addressing the intersections of race, class and gender in the lives of LGBTQ Southerners. We also prioritize groups and individual leaders whose access to funding and support is limited due to barriers such as not having 501c3 status, or being located in a rural area.
Take Action
Help us fight for legal and lived equality across the South!
Our work is rooted in empathy and in commitments to equity in race, gender, and class.
Upcoming Events
When we build community, we build power. That’s why CSE promotes and supports regional events that inform, unite, and energize.
- September 21 • Blue Ridge Pride Festival 2024: Asheville, NC. Come see us at Blue Ridge Pride!
- September 24 • Trans Kids, Our Kids-Asheville Launch Event: Citizen Vinyl, Asheville, NC.
- September 26 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Louisville Event: Carmichael's Book Store.
- September 28 • Wicked Weed Pridetoberfest: Wicked Weed Brewery, Asheville. Join us for a pride event benefiting Campaign for Southern Equality!
- September 30 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Chapel Hill: Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill.
- October 01 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Raleigh: Wanderlust Books, Raleigh.
- October 03 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Nashville: Novelette Booksellers, Nashville.
- October 10 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Richmond: Fountain Bookstore, Richmond.
- October 12 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Washington, D.C.: Politics & Prose, Washington, D.C..
- October 13 • Carolinadaze Music & Arts Festival -Asheville: Salvage Station. CAROLINADAZE is a music, arts, and civic engagement experience.
- October 17 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Boston: Harvard Bookstore, Boston.
- October 18 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – New York: Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore, New York.
- October 29 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Austin: Monkeywrench Books, Austin.
- November 17 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Columbia: Queer Haven Bookstore, Columbia.
- November 18 • Trans Kids, Our Kids – Charleston: Buxton Books, Charleston.
Make a Donation
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!
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Reckless Decision from Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Will Force Families of Trans Youth in Florida to Travel Hundreds of Miles for Care
On Monday, August 26, a 3-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a 2-1 ruling that allows the ban on gender-affirming care for youth in Florida to take effect …
What LGBTQ+ Students, Families, and Educators Need to Know About the Updated Title IX Guidelines
What’s going on with the updated LGBTQ-inclusive Title IX guidelines? In April of this year, the Biden administration announced updated Title IX guidelines that, among many other updates, expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students. The rules …
Ohio Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Yesterday, an Ohio court ruled to uphold House Bill 68, which restricts gender-affirming healthcare for youth and blocks transgender women and girls from playing on women’s school sports teams. The healthcare portion of the law …
In the News
- August 16, 2024 - These Trans People And Their Families Can’t Afford To Flee To A Friendlier State
- August 14, 2024 - Families in states with bans on trans care are finding hope across state lines
- July 19, 2024 - MUSC Health halts gender-affirming care for adults as well as children after new state law
- July 12, 2024 - LGBTQ groups connect transgender patients with care as MUSC ends treatments for all ages
- July 11, 2024 - For L.G.B.T.Q. People, Moving to Friendlier States Comes With a Cost
