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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.

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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.

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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.

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Trans in the South Guide

Trans in the South: A Guide to Resources and Services, is a directory of more than 400 Southern health service providers that the Campaign for Southern Equality team has confirmed to be trans-friendly and trans-competent.

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COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program

As the nation confronts the significant and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Campaign for Southern Equality has created a rapid response grant round to quickly route funds to individuals, families, and community organizations across the LGBTQ South.

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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.

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The Latest

Buncombe County – Help Pass a Local LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinance!

Across North Carolina, LGBTQ folks and allies have been organizing all year to support the passage of LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances at the local level. And this month we have our best chance yet to make …

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Southern Legislative Updates: Legislators Interfere in Children’s Medicine and Education

NOTE: This blog post was a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski of the Campaign for Southern Equality.  Lawmakers across the South keep pushing bills to exclude children from playing sports, and increasingly, they’re attacking …

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New Work from Southern Equality Studios Debuts as Featured Work in New Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center Exhibition

Today the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) opens a new exhibition, I AM A CITIZEN OF WORLD, which features the artwork of Southern Equality Studios artists Liz Williams and Al Murray. Southern …

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Republican Governor of Arkansas Vetoes Dangerous Bill Prohibiting Trans-Affirming Medical Care for Youth

Today Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, vetoed House Bill 1570, which would have prohibited any trans-affirming medical care for transgender young people. In a press conference today he dismissed HB 1570 as “vast government …

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In the News

  • December 22, 2020 - Wedding Venue Refused a Lesbian Couple, Citing Its ‘Christian Values’ 
  • December 16, 2020 - Wake schools expand protection for transgender students. Some critics are unhappy. 
  • December 15, 2020 - Georgia Senate race holds far-reaching implications — especially for LGBTQ Americans 
  • - The Last Piece of North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” Is Dead. It’s Time to Move Forward 
  • December 8, 2020 - LGBTQ rights fight reignited 4 years after N.C.’s ‘bathroom bill’ controversy 
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