Today a small group of students at North Buncombe High School in Buncombe County, NC coordinated a protest that sent a negative message about transgender students and school guidelines on how to respect all students’ …
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Thursday in Asheville: Join Us at Wicked Weed Brewing for the Release of New Benefit Beer Y’all Means Ale
Blue Ridge Pride is right around the corner, and this week we’re teaming up with Wicked Weed Brewing to get in the spirit! On Thursday, September 12 Wicked Weed Brewing is releasing a new beer …
Volunteer with the Campaign for Southern Equality!
As we look toward the beginning of fall, the Campaign for Southern Equality team is kicking it into high gear and getting ready for a busy few months of community events and voter registration drives. …
Wicked Weed Brewing Creates New Beer to Benefit Campaign for Southern Equality’s Work for LGBTQ Equality Across the South
This month Wicked Weed Brewing will release a new beer honoring the LGBTQ community in Western North Carolina and sending a message of welcoming and inclusion to all. The beer, called Y’all Means Ale, will …
Old Southern Ways: A Pilot Project on LGBTQ Healing Justice in the South
Note: Click here to RSVP for Holiday Simmons’ Webinar, to be held on Wednesday, September 18! I have an older brother, seven years my senior. As children, we were two peas in a pod, two tall, …
PHOTOS: Southern Equality Studios Presents Up/Rooted, a Celebration of Queer Art and Activism
On Friday, August 23, the Campaign for Southern Equality was proud to present the opening reception of Up/Rooted, a celebration of queer art and activism. The exhibition marks the culmination of our Southern Equality Studios …
LGBTQ Advocates in New Orleans to March for Full Repeal of Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law
On Saturday, August 31 from 1:00-5:00pm, in the middle of the annual Southern Decadence Pride celebration in New Orleans, advocates for LGBTQ equality and incarcerated or formerly incarcerated women and girls will host a march …
Clearing Up Irresponsible Misinformation in Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidate’s Anti-Trans Campaign Ad
A new campaign ad released this week in the Louisiana Governor’s race again attempts to make trans, non-binary, and intersex people into a punchline. In his campaign ad, Ralph Abraham, who is running in the …
LISTEN: Days Ahead of August 23 Art Exhibition Opening, Southern Equality Studios Residents Speak to Asheville FM
This Friday, August 23, local artists Liz Williams and Al Murray will host an opening reception for the exhibition of their collaborative multimedia project Up/Rooted. The exhibition will be on display at REVOLVE in Asheville …
Reflecting on Camp GBs and Our Pop-Up Southern Equality Fund Grant Round to Support Trans-Led Organizing
During the first weekend of August, more than 100 people from across the Southeastern United States came together at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, Georgia for Camp Gender Benders (or Camp GBs). The Camp, now in …
