Today, one prong of North Carolina’s House Bill 142 officially sunsets, ending a years-long moratorium that blocked cities and towns in the state from protecting their LGBTQ residents through local nondiscrimination ordinances. North Carolina is …
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WATCH: Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Share Indigenous Wisdom from the Mountains
This fall, on October 22, 2020, staffers from the Campaign for Southern Equality traveled to the Qualla Boundary of Cherokee, North Carolina to meet with members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Throughout a …
Join Us for a Community Town Hall to Mark the Sunset of Sections of North Carolina’s Anti-LGBTQ HB142!
Join Equality North Carolina and Campaign for Southern Equality for a joint Town Hall about the sunset of HB142 and what it means for LGBTQ people and nondiscrimination laws in North Carolina. We’ll be joined …
Celebrating the History of LGBTQ Safe Spaces: Art Smith and Gay Barchives
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. Historically, LGBTQ bars have proven to be somewhat of a double edge sword for LGBTQ people. While some LGBTQ people have faced …
New Report Details Black Transgender Southerners’ Disparate Experiences with Health and Health Care
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) released a new report about the health experiences of Black Transgender Southerners, as a supplement to The Report of the …
Q&A with Maia Kobabe, Cartoonist and Author of ‘Gender Queer,’ on Non-Binary Identity, Art, and More
While LGBTQ+ media representation has greatly improved over the past few years, one area that is still severely lacking is trans representation, especially non-binary stories. As a young trans person without many adult non-binary role …
An Election Day Reminder for All LGBTQ Southerners
It’s Election Day – and I know that you’ve probably been reminded dozens of times in the last week to cast your ballot and encourage everyone you know to vote, too. That’s because this election …
Days Ahead of Election, New Report Details LGBTQ Southerners’ Voting Behaviors and Beliefs
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) released a new report about LGBTQ Southerners’ voting behaviors and beliefs. The report highlights why political participation from LGBTQ Southerners …
Nominations Now Open for Southern Equality Studios Special SEF Grant Round for BIPOC LGBTQ Creatives
For years the Campaign for Southern Equality has been proud to foster, highlight, and support LGBTQ Southern artists as part of our Southern Equality Studios program – and this year, the program has grown more …
Following Confirmation of Justice Barrett, We Must Channel Our Energy, Sadness, and Anger into Action
We know many of you are upset about the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is upset, too; last week we signed onto …
