We’re just a few days away from the annual Blue Ridge Pride Festival, and this year there are so many ways to celebrate alongside our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality. The procession and …
Recent High School Graduate in Buncombe County Shares Video on Best Practices for Creating LGBTQ-Affirming School Climates
This week the Campaign for Southern Equality is proud to share a new video produced by Lily Moore, a recent graduate from a high school in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The video focuses on the …
Send a Message of Love and Support to Trans Students in Buncombe County
Today a small group of students at North Buncombe High School in Buncombe County, NC coordinated a protest that sent a negative message about transgender students and school guidelines on how to respect all students’ …
Wicked Weed Brewing Creates New Beer to Benefit Campaign for Southern Equality’s Work for LGBTQ Equality Across the South
This month Wicked Weed Brewing will release a new beer honoring the LGBTQ community in Western North Carolina and sending a message of welcoming and inclusion to all. The beer, called Y’all Means Ale, will …
PHOTOS: Southern Equality Studios Presents Up/Rooted, a Celebration of Queer Art and Activism
On Friday, August 23, the Campaign for Southern Equality was proud to present the opening reception of Up/Rooted, a celebration of queer art and activism. The exhibition marks the culmination of our Southern Equality Studios …
LGBTQ Advocates in New Orleans to March for Full Repeal of Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law
On Saturday, August 31 from 1:00-5:00pm, in the middle of the annual Southern Decadence Pride celebration in New Orleans, advocates for LGBTQ equality and incarcerated or formerly incarcerated women and girls will host a march …
LISTEN: Days Ahead of August 23 Art Exhibition Opening, Southern Equality Studios Residents Speak to Asheville FM
This Friday, August 23, local artists Liz Williams and Al Murray will host an opening reception for the exhibition of their collaborative multimedia project Up/Rooted. The exhibition will be on display at REVOLVE in Asheville …
Reflecting on Camp GBs and Our Pop-Up Southern Equality Fund Grant Round to Support Trans-Led Organizing
During the first weekend of August, more than 100 people from across the Southeastern United States came together at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, Georgia for Camp Gender Benders (or Camp GBs). The Camp, now in …
Campaign for Southern Equality Submits Public Comment Urging HHS to #ProtectTransHealth
Transgender and nonbinary Southerners have long felt a disparity in adequate and safe health care. But right now, a proposed new regulation from the Trump administration is seeking to underline that disparity by removing language …
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Gavin Grimm, Transgender Student Who Faced Discrimination at His Virginia School
Great news today out of Virginia, where a federal judge has ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, a young transgender man who has made headlines since 2015, when he filed a lawsuit against Gloucester County …
