There are a number of candidates for local, statewide, and national offices that have said and done horrible things about LGBTQ+ people, and are threatening to target more of our rights in 2024. But one …
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Studies Show that Supporting LGBTQ+ Equality is Good for Business
LGBTQ+ people bring creativity, innovation, and joy to the communities we work and live in. In light of recent legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ equality, we wanted to uplift some studies from the last few years …
Send a Message of Solidarity to South Carolinians Organizing Against the Anti-Trans Healthcare Ban
In my home state of South Carolina, just days into the 2024 legislative session, extreme lawmakers have already voted to advance legislation blocking transgender youth from accessing affirming medical care. A House vote could happen …
A Texas Parent Shares the Impact of the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project
NOTE: This post was written by Danielle, the mother of a trans young person in Round Rock, Texas. Warmest greetings to all of our allies in the Campaign for Southern Equality community! My name is Danielle …
Why I Give to the Campaign for Southern Equality
NOTE: This article was written by Ria Ireland Drane, a supporter of the Campaign for Southern Equality. 2023 was an extremely challenging year to be a transgender person living in the South. It felt like our …
Expanding the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project into Missouri
Over the past year our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality created the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project (STYEP) in response to the brutal barrage of laws that prohibit transgender youth from accessing life-affirming …
LGBTQ+ Organizations File Title IX Complaint Against Buncombe County Board of Education for Implementing SB49, Anti-LGBTQ+ State Law
On Tuesday, December 12, Youth OUTright, PFLAG Asheville, and Campaign for Southern Equality filed a Title IX complaint against the Buncombe County Board of Education (BCBE). The complaint alleges that the policies passed by BCBE …
RSVP: Town Hall on Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Law in Missouri
Following the passage and implementation of SB49, a law that prohibits access to medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth in Missouri, community advocates in Missouri and beyond are coming together for a virtual event focused …
RSVP for a Wellness Workshop – Gifts from the Longest Night: Winter Solstice Medicine
We know that there has been a lot of strife and challenges in our communities and in the world lately. The holiday season can also be difficult for a lot of people. LGBTQ Southerners in …
Buncombe County Board of Education Passes Implementation Plan for SB49, Anti-LGBTQ+ State Law
Left with no guidance from the NC Department of Public Instruction and facing January 1 deadline, Buncombe County School Board implements dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ law SB49. On Thursday, December 7, the Buncombe County Board of Education …
