We know it’s a challenging time to be an LGBTQ person in the South – following the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills this legislative session in recent memory for LGBTQ people and the overturning of Roe …
Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Restricting Abortion Access
Our hearts are heavy right now as we react to the Dobbs ruling, which overturns Roe v. Wade and the right to choose and will make abortion access difficult or impossible in much of the South. Your right to …
Mind, Body, Spirit – How We Strategize for LGBTQ+ Equality in the South
All this month we’re reflecting on the ways that our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is committed to showing up for the LGBTQ+ community with our full selves – mind, body, and spirit. …
New Video Chronicling Charleston Queer Youth Prom Centers Joy and Celebration in the Face of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination
Today the SC United for Justice & Equality coalition released a new video featuring the Charleston Queer Youth Prom, an event hosted by coalition partner We Are Family on April 30. The video was produced …
Inside the “Vanguard Social: Visions of Southern Queer Resistance” Exhibit, from Southern Equality Studios
From May 27 through June 12, 2022, Southern Equality Studios (SES) and the Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County will present a new art exhibit, Vanguard Social: Visions of Southern Queer Resistance, featuring the work …
Celebrating Pride Month with Partners from All Across Asheville
Today we mark the start of Pride Month, which is more important than ever this year as attacks on the LGBTQ community escalate all around the country. We’re honored by the ways that many business …
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. …
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 …
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 …
To Support Transgender Youth in Texas, Campaign for Southern Equality Launches $20,000 Emergency Grant Round
During a national wave of anti-LGBTQ attacks, reports surface that trans-affirming families in Texas are facing investigations of “child abuse due to dangerous new policy guidance from TX Attorney General. Update April 25, 2022 Thank …
