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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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.  …

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 …

NOTE: This blog post was a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski of the Campaign for Southern Equality.  Many state legislatures in the South have adjourned as of late May – but the anti-LGBTQ bills …

It’s Pride Month – and we are so looking forward to celebrating with you! Pride is about reflecting on how far we’ve come on lived and legal LGBTQ equality – and committing to never giving …

June is Pride Month – and this year, the Campaign for Southern Equality is honored to be partnering with Olde London Road and the South Slope Blues in Asheville for an exciting month of Pride …