While the South is home to more than a third of the U.S. LGBT population, less than 4 percent of national LGBT funding goes to the South, according to a 2014 report. Much of the vital …
CSE launches fund for Southern LGBT* organizers
We are excited to announce the launch of the Southern Equality Fund, which will provide direct financial support to grassroots LGBT* groups and leaders across the South. This new fund is designed to elevate LGBT* …
Mobile couples denied marriage license
Imagine trying to plan a wedding, only to find out that your right to marry has been placed in limbo. That’s exactly what happened to two couples in Mobile County, Alabama last week after the …
Amicus brief addresses political powerlessness of gay Southerners
An amicus brief filed today by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Equality Federation calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly to ensure the freedom to marry across the nation. The brief …
North Carolina Senate passes discriminatory bill
Moments ago, the North Carolina Senate passed SB2 in a 32-16 vote. The bill allows magistrates and other officials to refuse to perform marriages based on their personal religious beliefs. Read more about the bill …
PHOTOS: Moral March in Raleigh
For the past few years, the Campaign for Southern Equality has been a part of a coalition led by the North Carolina NAACP that organizes protests in Raleigh – and across the state – pushing back on the …
Alabama probate judges violating federal law
Marriage equality became the law of the land in Alabama yesterday and it was amazing to see couples marrying in towns including Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery. But a majority of counties across the state are …
Supreme Court will hear 4 marriage equality cases
The US Supreme Court today announced that they would review the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rulings in marriage equality cases from four states: Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and Ohio. This means that the nation’s highest …
Recap of 5th Circuit hearings
At 4:30 this morning, in the dark of an unusually cold New Orleans morning, people started lining up in front of the federal courthouse where the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals would hear arguments in marriage equality cases …
Mississippi marriage case headed to 5th Circuit
At 10 a.m. on January 9, a three-judge panel from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, the case that struck down Mississippi’s ban on …
