I’ve been organizing for LGBTQ equality in the South for a little over 15 years now, but even that didn’t quite prepare me for the latest, lowest blow from the Trump Administration. Last month – …
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New Lawsuit Against Trump Anti-Transgender Healthcare Rollback Rule Filed by Civil Rights Orgs, Representing Campaign for Southern Equality and Others
Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and law firm …
Queer Artists in Asheville Amplify Movement for Black Lives with Innovative Projections
Since launching the Southern Studio Equality in May 2018, this project has been used by artists and activists alike to serve as a catalyst in achieving LGBTQ equality. The studio has been a space for …
Making the Invisible Visible: Reclaiming Southern LGBTQ History
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. “I want people to realize that you don’t have to be a celebrity to be part of LGBTQ history,” …
Campaign for Southern Equality Reopens Applications for COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program – Apply Here
People are shouldering a lot right now. We’re four months into a pandemic that has taken more than 130,000 lives across the country and caused massive disruption. New COVID-19 infections are rising sharply in many …
WATCH VIDEOS: The Campaign for Southern Equality Team Explores: “What To The ______ Is the 4th of July?”
On July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglass delivered the epic speech, “What To the Slave is the 4th of July,” addressing approximately 500 attendees in Rochester, NY. Douglass was a fiery orator, a writer, and an …
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 …
LGBTQ Southerners Speak Out in Solidarity with Immigrants as U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on DACA
Today the United States Supreme Court ruled in a set of cases challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), the 2012 policy that allows young people who are …
This Week: Two Events Focused on LGBTQ Equality, Racial Injustice, and Voting in North Carolina
June has been a busy time, to say the least. For weeks the country has been engaging in a deepened and long overdue conversation about racial injustice, police brutality, and the importance of dismantling white …
In Major Victory, U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Employment Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ Americans
Historic SCOTUS ruling will guarantee more than 5 million LGBTQ Southerners workplace protections, more vital than ever as millions of Americans face unemployment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Today the United States Supreme …
