NOTE: This article was written by Ria Ireland Drane, a supporter of the Campaign for Southern Equality. 2023 was an extremely challenging year to be a transgender person living in the South. It felt like our …
Expanding the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project into Missouri
Over the past year our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality created the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project (STYEP) in response to the brutal barrage of laws that prohibit transgender youth from accessing life-affirming …
LGBTQ+ Organizations File Title IX Complaint Against Buncombe County Board of Education for Implementing SB49, Anti-LGBTQ+ State Law
On Tuesday, December 12, Youth OUTright, PFLAG Asheville, and Campaign for Southern Equality filed a Title IX complaint against the Buncombe County Board of Education (BCBE). The complaint alleges that the policies passed by BCBE …
RSVP: Town Hall on Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Law in Missouri
Following the passage and implementation of SB49, a law that prohibits access to medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth in Missouri, community advocates in Missouri and beyond are coming together for a virtual event focused …
Buncombe County Board of Education Passes Implementation Plan for SB49, Anti-LGBTQ+ State Law
Left with no guidance from the NC Department of Public Instruction and facing January 1 deadline, Buncombe County School Board implements dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ law SB49. On Thursday, December 7, the Buncombe County Board of Education …
New Reporting on Medical University of South Carolina Details Over-Compliance with Anti-Transgender Legislative Attacks, Causing Harm to Transgender Youth and their Families
Today, new reporting from ProPublica details the far-reaching impacts of a South Carolina budget proviso passed in 2022 that targeted the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and threatened the institution’s state funding if it …
As Laws that Restrict Gender-Affirming Care Take Effect Across the South, Overcompliance Leads to Compounding Harms for Transgender Youth and their Families
The Campaign for Southern Equality’s Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project has provided navigation resources and $300,000 in emergency funding to 600+ families and individuals impacted by gender affirming care bans, and is also mapping reports …
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), Longtime Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremist, Elected Speaker of the House
Today the Republican caucus of the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House. A far-right Republican from Louisiana, Rep. Johnson has a long and troubling track record of attacking LGBTQ+ Americans, in …
Victory in Georgia! Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Challenging Anti-Trans Health Exclusion
Today, the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), along with co-counsel Bondurant Mixson & Ellmore LLP, announced a settlement in their lawsuit against the State of Georgia for denying coverage of transgender-related health care …
Join Us October 17 for an NC Town Hall: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth & Resisting Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
There is a lot to talk about – and many ways that you can take action – when it comes to the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that are now in effect in North Carolina. The Campaign for …
