This year, extreme lawmakers in nearly every state in the country filed discriminatory anti-LGBTQ legislation, with nearly a dozen anti-transgender bills becoming law in 2021. Here in my home state of South Carolina, I know …
How You Can Support the Southern Equality Fund and Fuel Grassroots LGBTQ Southerners
For years now, the Campaign for Southern Equality has promoted the concept of “organizational tithing,” giving out 10% of our budget to grassroots organizations serving LGBTQ Southerners, and directly to LGBTQ individuals in need. Donate …
Now Open: Emergency Assistance Grants for LGBTQ Southerners
UPDATE 2/4/2021, 3:28pm ET: Thank you for your interest in the Campaign for Southern Equality’s Emergency Assistance Grants through our COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program. We are sending love and support during this challenging time. …
Submit a Nomination for the #BlackLivesMatter Southern Equality Fund Special Grant Round!
Nominate an inspiring project or organizing effort led by Black LGBTQ folks (whether it’s based in art, activism, organizing, healing or something else) for a Southern Equality Fund grant of up to $500 through our …
Announcing the Southern Movement Infrastructure Exchange
We’ve been saying for a long time that grassroots leaders have the potential to transform the South, but they need the funding and support to sustain and amplify their efforts. Indeed, that belief is foundational …
Sharing My Hopes for Grassroots LGBTQ Organizing After 3 Years with the Campaign for Southern Equality
Note from the CSE Team: This week we’re sending our love to Britney Nesbit, who has served on the Campaign for Southern Equality team for three years, fostering the growth of one of our core programs …
Fund Your Summer Projects with the Southern Equality Fund!
At the Campaign for Southern Equality, we know that creating legal and lived equality in the South requires sustained organizing in every community, not just large metro areas. We also know that building grassroots leadership …
Why Voter Registration Must Be A Year-Round Endeavor
Many people across the country rightly celebrated the results of the November 2018 midterm elections – many progressive candidates with bold visions for the future won their races, including many supporters of LGBTQ equality. There …
