It’s been over a month since our Western North Carolina region was hit by Hurricane Helene, a catastrophic storm that caused loss and damage far exceeding any predictions. People died, and some are still unaccounted …
Celebrating $1 Million in Grassroots Grants Through the Southern Equality Fund
It’s been more than seven years since our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality dreamed up the Southern Equality Fund – a grassroots grantmaking program dedicated to providing funding and training to leaders doing …
How You’re Helping Us Meet the Moment for LGBTQ Southerners on Giving Tuesday
Throughout 2022, we saw a far-right political movement roll back fundamental American rights and freedoms, including attacks on LGBTQ+ dignity, abortion, and American democracy on the whole. It’s been both powerful and critical, then, to …
Tell Congress: Codify Landmark Supreme Court Decisions and Protect LGBTQ+ Southerners
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the constitutional right to abortion is already rippling across our country and the lives of millions of people in harmful ways. As abortion bans go into effect across the …
Facing a Far-Right Political Movement This Give OUT Day
In recent years we have been reminded again and again that the fight for equality for marginalized people never stops. We have seen clear evidence of this as the country has engaged in a reckoning …
Campaign for Southern Equality’s Pride 2022: Mind. Body. Spirit.
At a time when it matters more than ever, the Campaign for Southern Equality is showing up all across the South for LGBTQ equality in every part of life. We’re working to care for LGBTQ …
Here Are Ways You Can Support Transgender Youth in Texas
Right now, we are seeing legislative attacks against LGBTQ youth – particularly trans youth – all across the South and the country. These are targeted assaults on every aspect of life, from health care access …
Kicking Off a $10,000 Matching Gift Challenge for Pride 2021!
The first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade in a small Southern town. Trail-blazing and visionary projects from BIPOC Southern artists and creatives. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency assistance relief to LGBTQ people impacted by COVID-19. …
Following Confirmation of Justice Barrett, We Must Channel Our Energy, Sadness, and Anger into Action
We know many of you are upset about the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is upset, too; last week we signed onto …
Farewell – and Thank You – to Katie Watson, CSE’s Longtime Board Chair
It’s hard to know where to begin in describing the heart and soul that Katie Watson has poured into the Campaign for Southern Equality. It started in 2004, when the first seeds of our work …
