Since January 1st, 26 LGBT couples from across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have stood up for marriage equality in their home states. The WE DO Campaign involves LGBT couples in the Southern …
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LGBT couples in Alabama and Mississippi Take Steps Toward Marriage Equality
On January 4th in Mobile, Alabama LGBT couples took a stand for marriage equality in their home state. You can see video of the Alabama couples here: A protest in support of same-sex marriage took place Friday …
5 Brave LGBT Couples Stand Up for Equality in Mississippi
On January 2nd in Hattiesburg five LGBT couples applied for marriage licenses. Sara and Lynn, Kristen and Jenna, Leiana and Alison, Amanda and Barbara (Bee), and Rolanda and Dawn. All five couples were denied. Watch …
Well, yeah 2012 was pretty busy for CSE
2012 was the first full-year of operations for the Campaign for Southern Equality and boy was it a doozy. In chronological order here are the top 10 things CSE did during 2012. 1. From Jan. 17 …
Newtown
Like many of you, I’m guessing, my weekend was spent in a kind of sad shock over the tragic shootings in Connecticut. To witness atrocity is one of the most difficult and soul-rattling aspects of …
Supreme Court to take up Prop 8 and DOMA cases
As everyone should be aware of at this point, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Prop 8 and DOMA cases. A NY Times article provides an overview of the cases: “The suit argued …
Is 2012 the year gay marriage finally breaks through at the polls?
Proponents of marriage equality have gone a dismal 0-32 at the polls since ballot referendums starting popping up in the early ’90s. In 2012, four states will vote on ballot measures dealing with marriage equality. Maine, …
State of the Race: Maine Ballot Referendum
During 2009, the state legislature in Maine passed a marriage equality law titled, “An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom,” that was signed into law by the Governor Baldacci. After that, …
State of the Race: Maryland Ballot Referendum
Since 1992, opponents of gay marriage have amassed a stunning record at the ballot box. In all 32 states that have voted on marriage equality via a ballot referendum, opponents have won every single time. …
CSE Advocates for Equal Employment Policies in Buncombe County
The Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) continues to advocate for the implementation of equal employment policies in Buncombe County. Today, CSE released a white paper titled “Policy Recommendations for the Fair and Equitable Treatment of …
