Transgender people living in the South know all too well the impact of anti-LGBTQ healthcare discrimination. So often, trans folks are turned away from providers, treated with disrespect, or forced to educate their providers about …
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Q&A: How Zakia McKensey is Blazing a Trail for Black Trans Folks in Virginia with Nationz Foundation
Whether she’s competing in a beauty pageant or working to build a nonprofit from the ground up, Zakia McKensey is in a league of her own. As a healthcare educator, activist and performer, McKensey has …
#HousingSavesLives – Speak Out Against the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Roll Back Transgender Housing Protections
In yet another unfathomable move by the Trump Administration attacking LGBTQ people, the Administration announced last month a new proposed rule that would remove critical equal access protections to regulations meant to ensure the safety …
Dear John Lewis: Your Legacy Will Transcend Long After You’re Gone
More than five decades after being brutally beaten by white state troopers while leading a march on behalf of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, the late Rep. …
Mark Travis Rivera and Holiday Simmons on Dance, Disability, and 30 Years of the ADA
July 26, 2020 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – and to honor the landmark anniversary, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is reflecting on the intersections of LGBTQ identity and …
Queering Disability Justice: Cecil Robinson & Adam Polaski Reflect on Stuttering
July 26, 2020 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – and to honor the landmark anniversary, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is reflecting on the intersections of LGBTQ identity and …
Disability Pride Month: Priya Ray Pushes for Greater Visibility for Southerners with Disabilities
July 26, 2020 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – and to honor the landmark anniversary, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is reflecting on the intersections of LGBTQ identity and …
Rhóna Ramsey and Emily Fox Discuss Queering Disability Justice and the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
July 26, 2020 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – and to honor the landmark anniversary, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is reflecting on the intersections of LGBTQ identity and …
Share Your #QueerSouthernStories with Us to Celebrate New Report on LGBTQ Resilience, Resistance & Leadership!
Last week our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality was honored to partner with the Movement Advancement Project and the Equality Federation on the launch of a new, in-depth report about the lives and …
“It’s About Leveling the Playing Field”: Dede Norungolo Honors Disability Pride Month by Sharing Story of Enduring Traumatic Brain Injury
July 26, 2020 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – and to honor the landmark anniversary, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is reflecting on the intersections of LGBTQ identity and disability …
