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Southern State Legislative Spotlight: Where LGBTQ Advocates Organized Against Discrimination in 2021
EDITORS’ NOTE: This post is a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski from the Campaign for Southern Equality. As we approach the end of June, regular legislative sessions have come to an end across the …
This Week in Asheville – Celebrate Pride With Us!
We’ve got some exciting events from community partners this week in Asheville – and we wanted to be sure you knew about them: First, this Thursday at 9:30pm, Alexis Black will host a special Drag …
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Highlights Need for LGBTQ-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Protections at the Local, State and Federal Levels
Court rules that local governments can enforce nondiscrimination ordinances but must do so neutrally. Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case brought by a taxpayer-funded foster …
How to Give Away $25K in 20 Minutes
Many communities across the South have been gradually reopening this spring and summer, but we know that the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extensive, and that LGBTQ Southerners have been disproportionately vulnerable to …
How You Can Support the Southern Equality Fund and Fuel Grassroots LGBTQ Southerners
For years now, the Campaign for Southern Equality has promoted the concept of “organizational tithing,” giving out 10% of our budget to grassroots organizations serving LGBTQ Southerners, and directly to LGBTQ individuals in need. Donate …
New Video: NC is Ready for LGBTQ Protections This Pride Month
To kick off LGBTQ Pride Month in June, the NC is Ready campaign – which the Campaign for Southern Equality leads alongside our partners at Equality NC – is encouraging advocates from across the state …
Five Anti-LGBTQ Bills Passed in Tennessee You Should Know About
It’s been a brutal legislative session for LGBTQ people in Tennessee. The state’s legislators filed a verifiable flood of discriminatory bills – and many of them, unfortunately, were pushed through by anti-LGBTQ forces. In all, …
Kicking Off a $10,000 Matching Gift Challenge for Pride 2021!
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. …
Photos & Video: LGBTQ South Carolinians Convene for Trans & Queer Field Day
On May 16, 2021 in Columbia, SC, members of the LGBTQ and allied community in South Carolina came together for Trans & Queer Field Day, an afternoon of community-building and celebration about the end of …
