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 tomorrow (Tuesday, April 27), we have our best chance yet …
RSVP for a Trans and Nonbinary Community Care Space
It’s been a tough few months for trans and nonbinary folks across the country – but especially in the South, where anti-LGBTQ legislation has proliferated throughout this legislative session. It can be hard to read …
Arkansas LGBTQ Residents: Share Your Story to Challenge Medical Discrimination Law SB289
In March 2021 Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law SB289, an anti-LGBTQ law that gives healthcare professionals “the right not to participate in a healthcare service that violates his, her, or its conscience.” Effectively, …
Expanded, Digital ‘Trans in the South’ Guide Released to Connect Transgender Southerners with Affirming Health and Legal Service Providers, as LGBTQ Community Pushes Back Against Anti-Trans Bills
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) released the 2021 edition of Trans in the South: A Directory of Trans-Affirming Health & Legal Service Providers. Nearly 400 providers from across the South – including primary …
CSE Joins Other LGBTQ Groups in Committing $10,000 and Issuing Match Challenge Supporting Black Trans Women in Charlotte
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality is honored and humbled to join with other LGBTQ community organizations that serve members in the Charlotte area in an initiative to support and defend the lives of Black …
In a First for Western North Carolina, Buncombe County Commission Passes LGBTQ-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Ordinance
Tonight, the Buncombe County Commission voted 6-0 to pass an ordinance that protects residents from discrimination based on race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin …
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 …
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 …
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 …
