On Monday, September 16, Tracey and Cheryl Bridges, residents of Guilford County, North Carolina, will request a marriage license at their local Register of Deeds’ office as the WE DO Campaign continues to grow across the South. In this …
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LGBT couples stand up for rights in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Campaign for Southern Equality is actively seeking a local elected official in the South who will grant a marriage license to a LGBT couple because it’s the right thing to do. We are traveling …
Forward Together! Not One Step Back!
Here in North Carolina, we are living through a time when the civil rights of many people, including the LGBT community, are being infringed upon. Debilitating cuts to public education and state HIV treatment programs …
Leiana and Alison
Leiana and Alison applied for a marriage license in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in January 2013 as part of the WE DO Campaign. You can read their story as told by Leiana below: Prior to participating in the …
Michael and Robert
Michael and Robert will apply for a marriage license in Tupelo, Mississippi on July 18, 2013 as part of the WE DO Campaign. Robert, 31, a bartender in Tupelo, lives with his partner of almost 10 …
LGBT couples apply for marriage licenses in Poplarville and Gulfport, Mississippi as part of WE DO Campaign
Yesterday morning in Poplarville, Mississippi Jenna and Kristen stood up for equality by applying for a marriage license as part of the WE DO Campaign. The Picayune Item reported: Lockwood and Welch have been together for four …
Candy and Sabrina
During the month of July, LGBT couples from across five cities in Mississippi will stand up for marriage equality by applying for a marriage license as part of the WE DO Campaign. You can read the story …
Anti-LGBT Language in North Carolina Senate Bill 132
The North Carolina state Senate advanced Senate Bill 132, which includes anti-LGBT language and assertions, by a 41-5 vote yesterday. The bill would require North Carolina public schools to teach students a number of items …
Buncombe County becomes 4th county in N.C. to pass Domestic Partner Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
The Campaign for Southern Equality is very happy to announce a big victory for LGBT rights in Buncombe County, North Carolina! LGBT employees of Buncombe County, North Carolina will now be offered domestic partner benefits. …
Brent and Jerry
During the month of January, 35 LGBT couples from across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have stood up for marriage equality in their home states as part of the WE …