I know that it wasn’t an easy year in our movement for LGBTQ equality – but throughout 2021, I derived great hope and strength from a continual bright spot in the news: The steady passage …
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Community Health Program: Building Communities Where LGBTQ Southerners Can Thrive
This year has proven to be challenging for so many reasons – but even with all of the challenges, I’ve been grateful in 2021 to witness and be a part of some incredible work toward …
Supportive Schools: Building Communities Where LGBTQ Southerners Can Thrive
Each week our Supportive Schools team at the Campaign for Southern Equality fields messages from parents and students about issues that queer youth are experiencing at school. We aim to provide resources, tools, and care …
Help Us Meet Our $50,000 Matching Gift Goal by the End of the Year!
As our team begins to wrap up projects for 2021 and look toward all of our work to strive for lived and legal equality for LGBTQ Southerners in the new year, we wanted to share …
“Spectrum of Hope” Art Project Inspires LGBTQ Folks to Envision a Brighter Future
This fall Liz Williams, who works as the Campaign for Southern Equality’s Southern Equality Studios Director, debuted a new art installation, Spectrum of Hope: What We See at the End of the Rainbow. The project …
Southern Equality Studios Names Artist in Residence for 2021-2022: Carolyn Rose-Grayson
This week the Campaign for Southern Equality announced the 2021-2022 Artist in Residence for Southern Equality Studios, a project that explores how the arts can be a catalyst and force in achieving lived and legal …
Wrapping Up October with Southern Equality Studios Auctions and Projects!
Throughout October our hearts have been filled from the amazing talent and generosity of LGBTQ-supportive creatives and makers across the South. So many artists in the region have volunteered their time and energy to our …
New Southern Equality Fund Grants Now Available: Emergency Assistance, Southern Healers + TDOR Projects
Our team is sending love and support to everyone across the LGBTQ South, especially those who continue to be impacted disproportionately by the hardships of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If you have not yet, we …
Queer Southern Latinx Leaders Reflect on Latinx Heritage Month
As we close out Latinx Heritage Month – the annual month dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and lifting up the culture, history, and achievements of Latinx people – our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality …
Campaign for Southern Equality Calls on Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to Resign, Following Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
The Campaign for Southern Equality issued this statement in response to shameful anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson: “We condemn Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s vitriolic statements dismissing LGBTQ people as “filth,” characterizing …