As reported in the Asheville Citizen-Times on July 13th Asheville will continue to offer domestic partner benefits to City of Asheville employees who are in same-sex relationships. Additionally, the city will continue to maintain …
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LGBT legal workshop “What Amendment One Means for You and Your Family” to be held in Asheville on July 11th
The UNC School of Government has some good news for equality advocates in North Carolina; Diane Juffras, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government at the school has authored a 34-page brief that says, “In …
Gender Benders Publishes “Southeastern Trans Resource List”
The amazing folks at Gender Benders have just published this Southeastern Trans Resource List, which lists trans-friendly medical providers and attorneys across the Southeast. Gender Benders spent months compiling this information so that trans folks …
Responding to Anti-LGBT Rhetoric in N.C.
Re-posted from Scrutiny Hooligans: http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/22/responding-to-anti-lgbt-rhetoric-in-n-c/ North Carolina is in the news again, this time because of an anti-LGBT sermon preached by Pastor Charles Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, N.C. You can see …
Stepping Up On Tax Day
Meet Eric and Tammy. They live in Boston, are raising 3 amazing kids, and are allies who, for the second year running, have stepped up in an inspiring way to support CSE’s work. Eric and …
CSE Launches “LGBT Rights Toolkit”
We are very excited to announce that CSE has launched its LGBT Rights Toolkit. We’re launching the Toolkit with information on how to legally change your name in two states. The name change process is …
Having Each Other’s Back
Tragically, violence against LGBT people almost always escalates during attempts to pass discriminatory ballot measures, like Amendment One. As a community, it’s vital for us to raise awareness about prevention strategies and ensure that, if violence …
What the Prop 8 Ruling Means for the South
Today, CSE launched a new video series, focused on providing analysis of key developments in the national LGBT movement and how they impact LGBT people in the South. Here, Meghann Burke, CSE’s Legal Team Leader, …
WE DO Campaign: January 19, 2012 Action
On January 19, 2012, Maddy Trilling and Olivia Hope Parris, a same-sex couple in Charleston, SC, requested and were denied a marriage license, as the WE DO Campaign expanded further south across South Carolina. They …
More LGBT Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in South Carolina – UPDATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT 10 AM, EST, Tuesday, January 17, 2012[Please note that the start of the action has been updated to 3:45 p.m.] CONTACTS: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Executive Director, Campaign for Southern Equality, (828) 242-6672 …
