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 …
Campaign for Southern Equality: Here’s How We Are Responding to COVID-19
Friends – Every single day that our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality shows up at work – now remotely – we are made hopeful by your support for us. We’re made hopeful because …
An End-of-Year Letter from Jasmine Beach-Ferrara on What Is Possible for LGBTQ Southerners in the Next Decade
If you’re like me, you’ve been spending a good chunk of your last few days reading stories that reflect on the past decade and predict what comes next. And as we turn the page on …
Supporting Migrant Families and Children at the Border
There is a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border – a human rights crisis in which the most basic human rights, safety and dignity of children and families are being flagrantly violated. Children are being separated …
Moving Money in the South: Meet our Resource Mobilization Team
In June 2018, the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) launched its second iteration of the Southern Equality Fund Advisory Council, now known as the Resource Mobilization Team. As part of our Southern Equality Fund, the …
Lindsey Wilson Reflects On 7 Years With CSE As She Says Farewell
It’s a bittersweet moment at the Campaign for Southern Equality as we prepare for Lindsey Wilson’s transition from our staff team. We are thrilled for Lindsey about her new job at Rural Support Partners and …
Reflections on Art and Activism
By Maya Washington, Tzedek Social Justice Fellow Art as activism has had a long history in civil rights movements all over the world. Nina Simone, legendary singer and musician, pushed to redefine beauty standards with …
Southern Equality Studio – a new project, an age-old idea
In May, we launched the Southern Equality Studio, a new CSE project to explore how the arts can be a catalyst and force in achieving LGBTQ equality – both legal and lived – in the …
