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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 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.

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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

Q&A: Tyler Prescott on the Upstate LGBTQ+ Chamber in South Carolina

Tyler Prescott, Executive Director of the Upstate LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce – a nonprofit founded in 2020 amid the challenges of the global pandemic – is creating a long-absent voice of advocacy for the Upstate …

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Gender Pronouns 101: What They Are and Why They Matter

Pronouns are the words we use in place of an individual’s proper name. Examples include “she/her/hers,” “he/him/his,” and “they/them/theirs.”  Learn what they are and why matter using this fact sheet. Remember that practice makes perfect. …

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Groundbreaking Survey Details Disproportionate Harms of COVID-19 Pandemic on Transgender and Non-binary Southerners

Large survey sample explores economic, health, and social consequences of pandemic on LGBTQ people in the South, with focus on trans Southerners.  Today marks the publication of a groundbreaking new research report highlighting the unique …

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Join Us for a Community Care Space Focused on Centering Trans Resilience and Joy In a Time of Political Attack

As trans youth are under political attack across the South, from Texas to Alabama to Florida, South Carolina and beyond we come together to center trans resilience and joy with the belief that embodying hope …

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In the News

  • August 12, 2021 - Charlotte City Council approves new nondiscrimination ordinance 
  • August 10, 2021 - Charlotte, NC unanimously passes nondiscrimination ordinance to protect LGBTQ residents 
  • - LGBTQ Victory In North Carolina 
  • - Charlotte NC passes non-discrimination ordinance 5 years after infamous bathroom bill fight 
  • - Another North Carolina city approves non-discrimination ordinance to protect LGBTQ citizens, natural hairstyles 
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