Shop for Equality
CSE is hosting its second annual Shop for Equality on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Participating Asheville-area businesses will donate 5% of proceeds to CSE and all funds will go towards our work for full LGBTQ …
Telling a New Story About 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 zipcode doesn’t determine your rights. Where all of us are free to be who we truly are and love who we truly love.
A South Where All of Us Can Thrive
The South is changing due to the courage and strength of the LGBTQ community. We’re working to accelerate that change 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 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
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.
Southern Equality Fund
Funding and training for Southern LGBTQ folks doing heroic organizing in their hometowns.
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.
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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Farewell to Aaron Sarver After 7 Years at the Campaign for Southern Equality
This week, after seven years with the Campaign for Southern Equality, our Communications Director Aaron Sarver is stepping down to work on diversion programs with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Quentin Miller. Jasmine …
Take the Southern LGBTQ Health Survey!
Share your experiences to help improve LGBTQ health care in the South! If you are an LGBTQ person who lives in the South and is 18 years or older, we hope you’ll take part and …
Take Action: Oppose the Brett Kavanaugh Nomination for Supreme Court
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has a long track record of positions that are hostile to civil rights, including LGBTQ rights and reproductive justice. If he is confirmed, it could set into motion a …
In the News
- December 5, 2018 - Campaign for Southern Equality partners with Asheville businesses on Dec. 11 to Shop for Equality
- November 26, 2018 - The 2018 blue wave included quite a few LGBT wins — even though voters are still wary of gay and trans candidates.
- October 26, 2018 - Transgender Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration
- July 16, 2018 - GOP-backed budget amendment aims to block adoptions by LGBTQ couples, punish pro-LGBTQ states.
- July 12, 2018 - House Republicans advance ‘license to discriminate’ amendment for adoption agencies.
