We are excited to announce the launch of the Southern Equality Fund, which will provide direct financial support to grassroots LGBT* groups and leaders across the South. This new fund is designed to elevate LGBT* …
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Amicus brief addresses political powerlessness of gay Southerners
An amicus brief filed today by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Equality Federation calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly to ensure the freedom to marry across the nation. The brief …
Definitive 2014 Campaign for Southern Equality Round Up
The Campaign for Southern Equality’s year in video and images! It was an amazing year for LGBT rights across the South. 1) Same-sex couples all across North Carolina recorded their out-of-state marriage licenses at their …
Fifth Circuit will hear appeal in Mississippi marriage case on January 9th
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has announced that it will hear oral arguments in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant on January 9th. “We are very pleased that the United State Court of Appeals for …
Black Lives Matter
By Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Executive Director, Campaign for Southern Equality It is hard to find words as I process the fact that a grand jury did not bring charges against the officer who killed Eric …
Mississippi’s ban on marriage equality struck down
U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves issued a ruling this evening in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, striking down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Reeves placed a 14-day stay on the order. …
There’s lots of equality news this week…and it’s only Wednesday!
On the heels of a flurry of legal developments Tuesday afternoon, Probate Judge Irvin Condon of Charleston County, South Carolina began issuing marriage licenses this morning! Judge Condon did not wait for the stay deadline of November 20 …
Three times Judge Gergel’s South Carolina marriage equality ruling nailed it
On Wednesday, November 12, U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled that South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Judge Gergel placed a stay on his decision until November 20, and the South Carolina …
Why we’re suing for marriage equality in Mississippi
UPDATE 1/7/15: On Friday, January 9, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear an appeal in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, alongside other marriage cases from Texas …
Meet Andrea & Becky, plaintiffs in the Mississippi marriage equality lawsuit
“Hi, I’m Becky. Would you like some Tylenol?” Those were the first words that Becky Bickett spoke to Andrea Sanders in 2004. Andrea was suffering from a headache after a long day at work, but still …
