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 …
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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 …
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Gavin Grimm, Transgender Student Who Faced Discrimination at His Virginia School
Great news today out of Virginia, where a federal judge has ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, a young transgender man who has made headlines since 2015, when he filed a lawsuit against Gloucester County …
Campaign for Southern Equality Awards Community Grants to Fuel Southern Organizations’ LGBTQ Health Equity Efforts
New round of grants promotes innovations in providing health care to better serve LGBTQ Southerners The Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) has awarded $30,000 in community grants focused on transforming the landscape of LGBTQ health …
Gov. Cooper Signs Executive Order, Making NC First Southern State to Take Statewide Action on Anti-LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’
Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order directing the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services to ensure that no taxpayer dollars are used for conversion therapy for minors, including North …
Meet the Newest Team Members at the Campaign for Southern Equality
It’s been an exciting few months at the Campaign for Southern Equality as we’ve been growing our team. These new team members bring so much leadership and heart to our work to achieve legal and lived equality across …
Removing Funding Barriers for LGBTQ Grassroots Organizers: Debriefing the Southern Movement Infrastructure Exchange
At the Campaign for Southern Equality, we’ve been saying for a long time that grassroots leaders have the potential to transform the South – but they need the funding and support to sustain and amplify …
Campaign for Southern Equality to Highlight LGBTQ Artists in Asheville with ‘Up/Rooted’ Exhibition
On 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 from …
