People are shouldering a lot right now. We’re four months into a pandemic that has taken more than 130,000 lives across the country and caused massive disruption. New COVID-19 infections are rising sharply in many …
LGBTQ Southerners Speak Out in Solidarity with Immigrants as U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on DACA
Today the United States Supreme Court ruled in a set of cases challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), the 2012 policy that allows young people who are …
This Week: Two Events Focused on LGBTQ Equality, Racial Injustice, and Voting in North Carolina
June has been a busy time, to say the least. For weeks the country has been engaging in a deepened and long overdue conversation about racial injustice, police brutality, and the importance of dismantling white …
In Major Victory, U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Employment Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ Americans
Historic SCOTUS ruling will guarantee more than 5 million LGBTQ Southerners workplace protections, more vital than ever as millions of Americans face unemployment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Today the United States Supreme …
Resources to Support Trans Southerners as Trump Administration Rolls Back Healthcare Protections
On Friday, June 12, the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule change to roll back protections for transgender people from the Affordable Care Act. Making it harder to access healthcare …
LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence
NOTE: The Campaign for Southern Equality signed onto this statement, initiated and coordinated by leaders from Equality Florida, the Human Rights Campaign, and more – and signed by dozens of LGBTQ leaders (see below). “If …
Southern Equality Book Club: In Southern. Gay. Teacher., Randy Fair Reflects on Decades of Teaching in the South
The school experience for young people is always evolving – a reality perhaps more obvious than ever in recent months, as students nationwide have turned to virtual or at-home learning in the face of the …
J. Chong Eats Episode 5 – RSVP for the Friday, May 29 Cooking Class on The Front Porch!
On Friday, May 29, the Campaign for Southern Equality is proud to host a special recurring webinar, “J. Chong Eats: A Cooking Show for These Times,” the latest in our #LGBTQSouth virtual gathering series on The …
Campaign for Southern Equality to Reopen COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program with Additional $125,000 to Support LGBTQ Southerners
On Thursday, May 21 the Campaign for Southern Equality will reopen applications for its COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program, which responds to the immediate economic needs of LGBTQ people in the South. In the next …
J. Chong Eats: A Cooking Show for These Times – Episode Archive
Every other Friday in the months of quarantine resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, professional chef J. Chong, a CSE board member, has presented an accessible and fun take on healthy eating and easy recipes you …
