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 …
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 …
Campaign for Southern Equality Opens Eighth Round of COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Funds, Increasing Total Distributed to LGBTQ Southerners to $335,000
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality will reopen applications for our COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Grants, which provide immediate financial support of $250 to LGBTQ people in the South. The easy application process quickly moves funds …
Five Years After HB2, North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Ground-Breaking Package of LGBTQ-Inclusive Legislation
Today, state legislators in North Carolina introduced a package of bills to advance dignity and equality lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in North Carolina. The filing comes almost exactly five years after …
North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Discriminatory Bill to Restrict Transgender Students from Participating in School Athletics
The copycat bill, which would preempt an existing trans-inclusive policy from the NC High School Athletic Association, is a stark outlier from North Carolina’s year of progress on LGBTQ issues. This week legislators in North …
Buncombe County – Get Involved in the Work to 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 in three days we’ll have our chance to make our …
Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Transgender Youth from Participating in School Sports, the First Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passed in 2021
Today Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law Senate Bill 2536, a bill that would restrict transgender students from participating in school athletics. It is the first anti-LGBTQ bill to pass in 2021, during a …
In Important Victory for Transgender Students’ Safety and Privacy, North Carolina Will Default to Students’ Preferred Name for School Records
This week the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced an upcoming update to its student information system that will better protect the safety and privacy of transgender students in North Carolina. In North Carolina, …
Alabama Senate Passes Extreme, Reckless Bill Prohibiting Medical Providers from Caring for Transgender Young People
Today the Alabama Senate approved Senate Bill 10, a bill that would make it a Class C felony for medical professionals to provide transition-related care to transgender patients under the age of 19. A Class C …
U.S. House of Representatives Passes the Equality Act, Clearing First Milestone for Federal Nondiscrimination Bill
Today lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Equality Act, federal legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, credit, education, public accommodations, …
