Today the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Campus Pride released a new report focused on the life, school, and health experiences of LGBTQ people in Tennessee. The report’s release comes just a few days …
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Joining in Solidarity with the SC United for Justice & Equality Coalition
This week the Campaign for Southern Equality team was in Columbia, SC, joining our amazing partners in the SC United for Justice & Equality coalition to push proactively for LGBTQ+ dignity and equality and to …
How We’re Taking Steps Toward Health Equity
Health care is a human right, and everyone is entitled to quality, inclusive care that helps them thrive. That’s always been a core part of our work at the Campaign for Southern Equality – it’s …
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 …
TLDEF Sues State of Georgia for Denying Trans-Inclusive Health Care Coverage to Employees and Dependents
Today, the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), along with co-counsel Bondurant Mixson & Ellmore LLP, filed a complaint in a lawsuit against the State of Georgia for denying coverage of transgender-related health care …
In Strong Bipartisan Vote, U.S. Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act, Now Poised to Protect LGBTQ Families Nationwide
Today the United States Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a major step toward protecting the freedom to marry from the threat of far-right political forces seeking to overturn U.S. Supreme Court precedent on …
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 …
Partner Spotlight: The Oasis Center on Helping Youth Find the Best Path
Taking the developments of this year into consideration, the Oasis Center is keenly aware of the precarious state that many LGBTQ+ and marginalized youth are finding themselves in now more than ever. The Oasis Center …
Partner Spotlight: Prism United on Supporting Alabama’s LGBTQ+ Youth in the Face of Attacks
This year Alabama became an overwhelming hotbed of anti-LGBTQ legislation, with multiple bills being proposed and discussed to marginalize and exclude transgender youth. Ultimately, some of the worst anti-LGBTQ bills in the country passed here, …
Partner Spotlight: Time Out Youth on Providing Essential Services and Welcoming Spaces to LGBTQ+ Youth in the Charlotte Area
While North Carolina has so far evaded most of the staunchly anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed in and plaguing states in the Deep South, queer youth are still facing many of the same problems …
