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March 5, 2025 - Pink News | Our Flag Means Death fans have raised more than $85,000 to help trans youth
February 21, 2025 - The Nation | “We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means
February 19, 2025 - Truthout | Kansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors After Veto Override
February 14, 2025 - Mountain Xpress | BCS reinstates online library after months of debate
January 23, 2025 - The Boston Globe | The battle to protect LGBTQ rights is winnable — but will take a fight
January 16, 2025 - Los Angeles Blade | LGBTQ+ lawmakers, advocacy groups condemn GOP’s anti-trans sports ban
January 7, 2025 - Inside Philanthropy | How the Laughing Gull Foundation Backs Progressive Work in the Deep South
December 20, 2024 - The Laurel of Asheville | Book Feature: Trans Kids, Our Kids: A Resource for Helping and Supporting Transgender Youth
December 2, 2024 - Huffpost | The Supreme Court Is Set To Weigh In On The Future Of Health Care For Trans Youth
December 2, 2024 - Convergence | Building Power Through Mutual Aid: Lessons From the Field
November 26, 2024 - Chalkbeat | Amid fear, trans students and families plan for Trump’s second term
November 13, 2024 - Deceleration | ‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas
November 7, 2024 - The New York Times | Transgender Americans Voice New Anxiety About Trump Agenda
October 31, 2024 - Them | No Matter Who Wins the Election, These Queer Grassroots Organizations Will Keep Doing the Work
October 10, 2024 - Vanguard | Guest Commentary: Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier – or Less Vital
October 9, 2024 - Them | Trans Southerners Can’t Wait for Healthcare. Here’s How to Help Them Get It Out-of-State
September 25, 2024 - PBS News Hour | Texas ban pushes family to leave state for trans health care
September 11, 2024 - Cardinal & Pine | Opinion: A trans teen reflects on one year of North Carolina’s “Don’t Say LGBTQ” law
September 6, 2024 - Vanguard | Guest Commentary: The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained
August 28, 2024 - NBC News | Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on clinicians treating trans minors
August 16, 2024 - Huffpost | These Trans People And Their Families Can’t Afford To Flee To A Friendlier State
August 14, 2024 - Harvard Public Health | Families in states with bans on trans care are finding hope across state lines
July 19, 2024 - The Post and Courier | MUSC Health halts gender-affirming care for adults as well as children after new state law
July 12, 2024 - South Carolina Daily Gazette | LGBTQ groups connect transgender patients with care as MUSC ends treatments for all ages
July 11, 2024 - The New York Times | For L.G.B.T.Q. People, Moving to Friendlier States Comes With a Cost
July 3, 2024 - Them | The White House Just Said What Anti-Trans Conservatives Have Been Longing For
June 24, 2024 - The Hill | Supreme Court sets stage for blockbuster showdown over transgender rights
June 20, 2024 - NBC News | LGBTQ students reflect on first school year under North Carolina’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
June 5, 2024 - The Post and Courier | With ban on gender-affirming care now law in SC, LGBTQ+ community responds with resources
May 14, 2024 - Nonprofit Quarterly | The Courageous Giving Framework: A Philanthropic Strategy to Build a Just Democracy
May 9, 2024 - Advocate | South Carolina has passed a gender-affirming care ban. Here’s what families can do
May 8, 2024 - QNotes Carolinas | Campaign for Southern Equality releases ‘How Far?’ report on trans youth traveling for healthcare
April 26, 2024 - LGBTQ Nation | Tennessee passes first-of-its-kind law attacking trans kids
April 5, 2024 - Chron | How far do Texans have to travel for trans healthcare? Pretty far.
April 4, 2024 - Huffpost | It’s Much Harder And More Expensive To Get Gender-Affirming Care Than Ever Before: Report
March 17, 2024 - Citizen Times | Opinion: What would Mark Robinson’s North Carolina look like for me?
March 17, 2024 - LGBTQ Nation | Anti-trans laws & abortion bans force thousands to travel for care. They don’t have to do it alone.
March 1, 2024 - Rolling Stone | Southern Anti-Trans Laws Are Uprooting Families — And Leaving Them With Impossible Choices
February 26, 2024 - The Charlotte Observer | Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools changes e-book app over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ concerns
February 6, 2024 - NC Newsline | Federal civil rights complaints highlight fatal flaws in “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law
February 3, 2024 - NBC News | Muted response to transgender bathroom bills reflects a broader retreat on trans rights, advocates say
January 27, 2024 - CNN | Anguish lingers as transgender kids’ families seek medical care outside Texas — and fight a state ban
January 23, 2024 - QNotes Carolinas | Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools ignore some provisions of ‘Parents Bill of Rights’
January 19, 2024 - Associated Press | North Carolina school board backs away from law on policies on pronouns, gender identity instruction
January 16, 2024 - Alabama Reflector | Federal court ruling leaves families of Alabama transgender youth angry, uncertain
January 16, 2024 - PBS News Hour | Trans youth ‘terrified’ of what Louisiana’s new health care ban will mean
January 4, 2024 - Tennessee Lookout | How to stay or when to move? Transgender laws force tough choices on Tennessee families
December 18, 2023 - Advocate | LGBTQ+ Groups to North Carolina School District: State’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Discrimination
December 15, 2023 - NC Newsline | LGBTQ advocacy groups file Title IX complaint against Buncombe County Schools
December 14, 2023 - Chatham Journal Newspaper | Some NC school districts resist implementing Parents Bill of Rights
December 5, 2023 - Mississippi Clairion Ledger | Staying the course: Hattiesburg LGBTQ+ couple has fought for change for decades
December 4, 2023 - The Laurel of Asheville | Artist Residency Program Furthers LGBTQ Liberation
November 29, 2023 - The 19th | For families in the South struggling to find gender-affirming care, small grants make a huge difference
November 26, 2023 - The Guardian | ‘Archaic’: the Tennessee town that made homosexuality illegal
November 10, 2023 - The News & Observer | Johnston passes policy against books on gender identity in elementary school libraries
November 8, 2023 - The 19th | Danica Roem becomes first transgender state senator in the South
October 30, 2023 - Candid | Building and sustaining movements in the South: The crucial role of intermediaries
October 30, 2023 - NC Health News | Transgender youth in North Carolina dealing with medical “whiplash” of ban on gender-affirming care
October 25, 2023 - The Guardian | Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson
October 19, 2023 - Advocate | Georgia to Cover Gender-Affirming Care for State Workers Under Settlement of Lawsuit
October 12, 2023 - Queen City News | NC Parents Bill of Rights law may violate Title IX, group says
October 9, 2023 - Asheville Citizen-Times | Mars Hill gallery spotlights 8 local LGBTQ+ artists in exhibit to run through Oct. 28
October 9, 2023 - The New Yorker | A Trans Teen in an Anti-Trans State
October 7, 2023 - NBC News | Transgender adults in red states fear for the next generation as political attacks accelerate
September 30, 2023 - Citizen Times | Asheville’s Blue Ridge Pride shows LGBTQ+ support, as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passes in NC
September 23, 2023 - Associated Press | Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it’s legal
September 6, 2023 - ABC 13 News | Asheville school board grapples with new ‘Parent’s Bill of Rights,’ its impending impact
September 6, 2023 - Slate | What Happens When You’re Almost Out of Testosterone—and You Live in Florida
August 23, 2023 - Alabama Political Reporter | Advocates launch resources to help families affected by gender-affirming care ban
August 22, 2023 - The News & Observer | NC schools must now follow ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights.’ Here’s how things could change.
August 16, 2023 - CNN | North Carolina legislature overrides governor’s vetoes to enact 3 bills targeting transgender youth
July 29, 2023 - The Guardian | ‘I don’t know how long I can do this’: adult trans healthcare is under attack in Florida
July 28, 2023 - The Washington Post | After Mississippi banned his hormone shots, an 8-hour journey
July 5, 2023 - Associated Press | North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
June 13, 2023 - USA Today | A North Carolina school district told educators to ‘out’ trans students. Can they refuse?
May 31, 2023 - NC Health News | Trans youth rights in jeopardy, advocates warn
May 24, 2023 - The 74 Million | Scared of School: Even in States With Protective Laws, LGBTQ Students Are Reporting Attacks from Other Kids — and Teachers
May 5, 2023 - WLOS | People gather in Pack Square Park to show support for transgender youths
April 27, 2023 - NC Newsline | Open-ended bill allowing denial of health care based on provider beliefs is denounced as anti-trans
April 26, 2023 - Memphis Flyer | Lawsuit Filed Against Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
April 23, 2023 - Winston Salem Journal | These 11 North Carolina bills focusing on transgender issues are ‘all bad’
April 21, 2023 - Queer Kentucky | Medical professionals and community activists organizing to provide gender-affirming healthcare to transgender and gender-nonconforming Kentuckians
April 21, 2023 - The 19th | The North Carolina governor’s race will be fought over abortion and LGBTQ+ rights
April 6, 2023 - Durham Herald Sun | NC GOP lawmakers say transgender ban will help protect female high school athletes
April 3, 2023 - D Magazine | The North Texas Ruling Remaking Health Insurance Plans
March 31, 2023 - Buzzfeed News | Amid Right-Wing Anger, Nashville’s LGBTQ Community Is Stepping Back — For Now
March 31, 2023 - Teen Vogue | How to Stay Safe as a Trans Student in School
March 27, 2023 - Consequence | Jon Lovett Bringing Lovett or Leave It Podcast on Tour
March 17, 2023 - Teen Vogue | Love Rising: Jason Isbell, Julien Baker, Mya Byrne On Concert to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
March 7, 2023 - Nashville Scene | More Than a Billboard: Resources for LGBTQ Nashvillians
March 3, 2023 - Memphis Flyer | Advocacy Groups and Organizations React To Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
March 3, 2023 - The 19th | Tennessee governor signs laws targeting drag shows and banning health care for transgender youths
February 28, 2023 - Clarion Ledger | Surgeries, hormone treatments now banned for young transgender people in Mississippi
February 28, 2023 - Mississippi Free Press | Care For Young Trans Mississippians Outlawed After Gov. Reeves Signs REAP Act
February 28, 2023 - Associated Press | Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors
February 28, 2023 - Jezebel | Mississippi Bans Healthcare for Trans Children
February 28, 2023 - USA Today | Surgeries, hormone treatments now banned for transgender minors in Mississippi
February 23, 2023 - Common Dreams | Tennessee, Mississippi GOP Move to Ban ‘Lifesaving’ Healthcare for Trans Youth
February 21, 2023 - Associated Press | Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care
February 1, 2023 - Buzzfeed News | Tennessee Is Considering Banning Gender-Affirming Care As Child Abuse. Doctors, Parents, And Advocates Are Speaking Out.
January 31, 2023 - The Tennessean | New data on LGBTQ Tennesseans should be a wake up call to lawmakers
January 19, 2023 - The State | Rights groups warn against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in SC, seek discrimination protection
January 19, 2023 - The Post & Courier | LGBTQ activists voice support for SC Democrats’ anti-discrimination legislation
January 9, 2023 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Livestreamers Up Their Games to Help Charities Raise Funds
December 21, 2022 - Vice | How 2022 Became the Year Trans Hate Went Mainstream
December 20, 2022 - The State | 3 SC bills would restrict transgender care after MUSC halts hormonal therapy for kids
December 16, 2022 - Capital Beat | Transgender employees sue State Health Benefit Plan over failure to offer gender-confirming care
December 14, 2022 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Transgender employees in Georgia cite discrimination in lawsuit against state
December 14, 2022 - Associated Press | 3 sue to strike Georgia ban on transgender care for workers
December 13, 2022 - The 19th | ‘We don’t want to leave’: If Obergefell is overturned, LGBTQ+ people in the South will bear the brunt
November 16, 2022 - The Newsette | Ivy Hill
November 16, 2022 - The Daily Beast | Trans Americans Face ‘Epidemic of Violence,’ Human Rights Campaign Says
November 2, 2022 - CBS 17 | Midlands LGBTQ groups concerned in wake of Colorado shooting
October 29, 2022 - USA Today | As state laws target transgender children, families flee and become ‘political refugees’
September 9, 2022 - Indy Week | Report: Queer Youth Living in the South Experience Mental Health Struggles
September 8, 2022 - The Guardian | ‘No rings, no guests’: supreme court fears spur LGBTQ ‘shotgun’ weddings
September 7, 2022 - Bloomberg News | Texas Judge Says HIV Drug Mandate Violates Religious Freedom
September 3, 2022 - Los Angeles Blade | ‘Don’t Say Gay’ era: Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Southerner
September 2, 2022 - NBC News | Over half of LGBTQ Southerners say their parents tried to change or repress their identity, report finds
August 10, 2022 - The Bay Area Reporter | LGBTQ Agenda: Southern groups help LGBTQ kids as schools begin new year
July 28, 2022 - NBC News | More than 1 in 8 LGBTQ people live in states where doctors can refuse to treat them
July 28, 2022 - The News & Observer | Republican NC dad: Here’s what I want for my gay daughter
July 26, 2022 - LGBTQ Nation | Who are the mystery Republican senators who would vote for marriage equality?
July 22, 2022 - The Advocate | Respect for Marriage Act Key to Resisting Threats to LGBTQ+ Equality
July 18, 2022 - The Post & Courier | Judge rules SC, other states won’t have to enforce federal transgender protections for now
July 11, 2022 - The New York Times | ‘Stay and Fight’ Isn’t So Easy When a Red State Puts Your Child at Risk
June 24, 2022 - Rolling Stone | With Roe Falling, LGBTQ Families Fear They’ll Be the Supreme Court’s Next Target
June 21, 2022 - Associated Press | SC medical ethics law prompts concerns re: LGBTQ healthcare
June 21, 2022 - NPR | S.C. law lets health care providers refuse nonemergency care based on beliefs
June 20, 2022 - The Post & Courier | New ‘ethics’ law praised, panned by some for potential discrimination
June 8, 2022 - NBC News | What Roe v. Wade’s end could mean for LGBTQ rights
June 1, 2022 - USA Today | NC Republicans propose ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights,’ with limits on LGBTQ curriculum and more
May 17, 2022 - Reuters | South Carolina governor signs transgender sports ban
May 17, 2022 - Associated Press | South Carolina governor signs transgender sports ban bill
May 4, 2022 - The Post & Courier | SC could soon join states that keep transgender girls off female teams
April 26, 2022 - Cardinal & Pine | There’s a Housing Crisis for LGBTQ+ Youth
April 22, 2022 - Facing South | Southern LGBTQ advocates respond to hate-mongering legislation
April 20, 2022 - The 19th | ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills aren’t new. They’ve just been revived.
April 15, 2022 - Buzzfeed News | The Right’s Political Strategy Against LGBTQ People Is Just Repackaging Anger About Masks And Critical Race Theory
April 15, 2022 - ABC 4 News | Lowcountry LGBTQ advocate ‘appalled’ at proposed gender-affirming care ban
April 8, 2022 - WCNC | South Carolina House passes transgender sports bill in 82-28 vote
April 6, 2022 - People Magazine | South Carolina Passes Ban On Transgender Athletes Playing Women’s Sports in Public Schools
April 4, 2022 - Xtra Magazine | These 7 U.S. states could be the next to pass a Florida-style ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
March 30, 2022 - WLOS | NCDHHS Secretary Kinsley challenges FDA blood donor policy for gay, bisexual men
March 23, 2022 - ABC News 4 | Senate Ed. Committee advances bill restricting transgender students from school sports
March 23, 2022 - Associated Press | Transgender athlete ban heads to South Carolina Senate floor
March 19, 2022 - AL.com | Transgender people challenge Alabama driver’s license policy, say it puts lives at risk
March 16, 2022 - Indy Week | Will NC Get Swept Up in the National Rising Tide of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation?
March 15, 2022 - The Post & Courier | SC Senate panel advances its ‘Save Women’s Sports Act,’ a transgender athlete ban
March 10, 2022 - Live 5 News | Bill would use gender on birth certificate to determine team on which transgender youths play
March 2, 2022 - The Black Wall Street Times | Emergency fund launched to fight Texas anti-trans restrictions
March 2, 2022 - AL.com | Guest opinion: Trans youth belong in Alabama and extreme anti-transgender bill should not pass
February 16, 2022 - Chatham News & Record | N.C. one of the worst states for LGBTQ+ protections, national report finds
February 11, 2022 - Xtra Magazine | This proposed law would ban incarcerated trans people from correcting ID documents
February 10, 2022 - The Post & Courier | Bill that would void Columbia’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ advances in SC Senate
November 30, 2021 - WLOS | “He has no power or authority over me,” Sen. Mayfield says of exchange with lieutenant gov
November 12, 2021 - NBC News | South Carolina governor calls for LGBTQ book to be banned in schools
November 10, 2021 - Live 5 News | McMaster calls for investigation after LGBTQ book with ‘sexually explicit’ material found at school’s library
November 2, 2021 - Indy Week | Endorsements 2021: Durham and Orange Counties
October 21, 2021 - Metro Weekly | Raleigh, Wake County become latest in slew of North Carolina localities passing pro-LGBTQ ordinances
October 20, 2021 - NC Newsline | Raleigh joins Wake County in new non-discrimination protections
October 19, 2021 - Bham Now | Here are 18 important LGBTQ+ resources and organizations in Birmingham
October 19, 2021 - The News & Observer | Raleigh joins Wake County in enacting new LGBTQ protections
October 19, 2021 - Fox 8 | Another NC county approves non-discrimination ordinance
October 18, 2021 - ABC 11 | Wake County commissioners unanimously vote to adopt non-discrimination ordinance
October 18, 2021 - The News & Observer | Wake County adds LGBTQ protection in non-discrimination rule
October 18, 2021 - WRAL | Raleigh follows Wake’s lead in adopting ordinance protecting LGBTQ community
October 16, 2021 - The Guardian | North Carolina Republican condemned over ‘repugnant’ anti-LGBTQ tirade
October 14, 2021 - The Charlotte Observer | Resign? Why NC Republicans see no political gain to buck Mark Robinson
October 13, 2021 - The News & Observer | Lt. Gov. Robinson says schools promote explicit books. What we know, and what we don’t.
October 13, 2021 - The News & Observer | ‘Long overdue.’ Raleigh to vote on joining Wake County’s non-discrimination rule
October 12, 2021 - WRAL | Raleigh considers expanded LGBTQ protections
October 11, 2021 - The News & Observer | Gender identity, hair style protected under Wake County ordinance
October 11, 2021 - USA Today | North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson stands by LGBTQ+ ‘filth’ comments amid controversy
October 10, 2021 - CBS 17 | Wake County, Raleigh leaders to discuss anti-discrimination policies this week
October 8, 2021 - WRAL | Transgender woman calls Lt. Gov. Robinson’s statements hurtful
October 8, 2021 - NBC News | N.C. lieutenant governor faces calls to resign for calling LGBTQ people ‘filth’
October 6, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | Mecklenburg County NC passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance
October 6, 2021 - NC Newsline | “This is about dignity.” Mecklenburg County advances non-discrimination ordinances protecting LGBTQ people
October 4, 2021 - The Charlotte Observer | Mecklenburg may add employment, other protections for LGBTQ residents
September 15, 2021 - North Carolina Health News | In HB2’s shadow, advocates fear the consequences of anti-trans bills in NC
September 10, 2021 - Gay City News | LGBTQ Advocates Denounce Abortion Ban in Texas
September 1, 2021 - Dallas Voice | Survey of LGBTQ Southerners launches
August 31, 2021 - QNotes Carolinas | Asheville’s Campaign for Southern Equality Launches Study of Queer Life in the South
August 23, 2021 - QNotes Carolinas | How LGBTQ North Carolinians Are Faring With New NDOs
August 23, 2021 - The Charlotte Observer | Charlotte protected LGBTQ+ people. There’s much more work to do.
August 16, 2021 - Los Angeles Blade | LGBTQ victories in Winston-Salem and Chatham County, North Carolina
August 12, 2021 - Spectrum News | Charlotte City Council approves new nondiscrimination ordinance
August 10, 2021 - NY Daily News | Charlotte, NC unanimously passes nondiscrimination ordinance to protect LGBTQ residents
August 10, 2021 - Outtake | LGBTQ Victory In North Carolina
August 10, 2021 - Washington Blade | Charlotte NC passes non-discrimination ordinance 5 years after infamous bathroom bill fight
August 10, 2021 - FOX 8 | Another North Carolina city approves non-discrimination ordinance to protect LGBTQ citizens, natural hairstyles
August 10, 2021 - Herald Sun | ‘Right thing to do.’ In historic vote, Charlotte expands LGBTQ protections
August 10, 2021 - WCNC Charlotte | Charlotte City Council votes unanimously to pass nondiscrimination ordinance
August 10, 2021 - WSOC-TV | In unanimous vote, Charlotte passes ‘historic’ nondiscrimination ordinance
August 10, 2021 - NBC News | Five years after infamous ‘bathroom bill,’ Charlotte passes LGBTQ protections
August 9, 2021 - Los Angeles Blade | Charlotte NC passes ordinance 5 years after infamous bathroom bill fight
August 9, 2021 - Spectrum News | The statewide push for nondiscrimination protections
August 9, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | Charlotte city council adopts new nondiscrimination ordinance
August 9, 2021 - WBTV | Charlotte City Council unanimously votes to support non-discrimination ordinance
August 9, 2021 - WSOC-TV | Charlotte to hold public hearing, vote on new nondiscrimination ordinance
August 8, 2021 - WCNC Charlotte | Charlotte City Council votes unanimously to pass nondiscrimination ordinance
August 7, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | Employment, enforcement snags LGBTQ support of Charlotte NDO
August 7, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | Charlotte nondiscrimination law: City Council to vote Monday
August 6, 2021 - Cardinal & Pine | 5 Years After HB2, Will Charlotte Come Full Circle With Protections for LGBTQ North Carolinians?
August 5, 2021 - QNotes | Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles Will Hold Vote on City Non-Discrimination Policy Aug. 9
August 5, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | With new LGBTQ+ protections, Charlotte comes full circle
August 3, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | ‘This is so important.’ Charlotte leaders consider protections for LGBTQ+ community
August 2, 2021 - WBTV | Charlotte leaders, community discuss proposed non-discrimination ordinance
August 1, 2021 - WCNC Charlotte | LGBTQ citizens find new allies in their battle for equality
July 9, 2021 - QNotes | New Work from Southern Equality Studios Debuts
July 2, 2021 - NC Policy Watch | LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances take effect in four NC communities
July 2, 2021 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Invisible Histories Project tells stories of LGBTQ life in South
July 1, 2021 - Open Democracy | US cities lead action to ban anti-LGBT ‘conversion therapy’
June 22, 2021 - WLOS | Business owners react to city, county non-discrimination ordinance taking effect soon
June 22, 2021 - Teen Vogue | Teen Vogue Presents GLAAD’s 20 Under 20 2021: The LGBTQ Youth Shaping the Future
June 21, 2021 - AP News | SC considers extending religious objections to therapists
June 21, 2021 - Live 5 News | SC bill allows mental health professionals to refuse care based on beliefs
June 21, 2021 - The Post & Courier | Some SC lawmakers want to shut down local efforts to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy
June 21, 2021 - The State | Will SC try to override Columbia’s conversion ban?
June 18, 2021 - Oprah Daily | Celebrate Pride All Year Round With These LGTBQ Gifts That Give Back
June 16, 2021 - QNotes | South Carolina’s LGBTQ Community Grows Stronger in Light of Anti-Trans Laws
June 15, 2021 - The State | Columbia passes ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors
June 15, 2021 - Food & Wine | 8 Pride Gifts That Give Back to the LGTBQ+ Community
June 13, 2021 - The State | More anti-LGBTQ bills in SC made advocacy efforts stronger
June 11, 2021 - QNotes | LGBTQ Organizations in N.C. Serving Rural Areas
June 11, 2021 - Daily Beast | The Best New Launches From Kanye West, REI, Floyd, and More
June 11, 2021 - Tar Heel Teachers Presents | Tar Heel Teachers Presents: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth in NC
June 11, 2021 - Courier Tribune | How LGBTQ communities in North Carolina can stay connected and celebrate during Pride Month
June 11, 2021 - NBC News | In the Southeast, heightened danger and few protections for trans people
June 7, 2021 - The Advocate | Champions of Pride 2021 From the South
June 1, 2021 - Vice | A Beginner’s Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy
May 25, 2021 - People Magazine | Euphoria Star Hunter Schafer’s Dad Mac on Why His Faith Calls Him to Support Trans Equality
May 25, 2021 - Elle Mexico | El papá de Hunter Schafer llama a luchar por los derechos de las personas trans
May 18, 2021 - them. | Tennessee Will Now Put Warning Signs on Businesses With Inclusive Bathrooms
May 17, 2021 - UNILAD UK | Record-Setting Anti-Trans Laws Highlight Importance Of Fighting For Trans Rights
May 16, 2021 - WACH TV | Dozens rally for LGBTQ youth, athlete rights at SC State House
May 4, 2021 - YR Media | South Carolina Rejects Anti-Trans Sports Bill
May 3, 2021 - Blue Ridge Public radio | Directory Linking Transgender-Friendly Services Gets An Update
May 1, 2021 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Transgender Georgians, families brace as states pass restrictive laws
April 29, 2021 - WSPA TV CBS 7 | Asheville city council approves non-discrimination ordinance
April 28, 2021 - them. | One of America’s Most Conservative States Rejects Anti-Trans Sports Bill for Second Time
April 28, 2021 - News 2 Mt. Pleasant | Second version of the ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ fails in SC House Judiciary Committee
April 28, 2021 - the State | SC Republicans’ renewed push for bill banning trans women athletes narrowly fails
April 28, 2021 - NY Daily News | South Carolina lawmakers reject transgender sports ban for the second time
April 28, 2021 - Asheville Citizen-Times | ‘This ordinance will save lives’: Asheville joins Buncombe, bans transgender discrimination
April 26, 2021 - The Courier Tribune | Fired from her Physician: Archdale trans activist embarked on a journey for medical acceptance
April 26, 2021 - them. | Alabama Governor Signs Anti-Trans Sports Ban — And Montana Could Be Next
April 23, 2021 - Them. | Tennessee Is About to Send “Bathroom Bill 2.0” to Its Governor’s Desk
April 21, 2021 - Cardinal & Pine | Why North Carolina’s Anti-Trans Policies Made Me Fear for My Life
April 21, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | $10K raised for Black trans women after Charlotte murders. Here’s how to help.
April 21, 2021 - Rolling Stone | How Trans Kids Landed in the Crossfire of the Culture Wars — and the Damage It Could Do
April 20, 2021 - WLOS | Buncombe County on-the-job protections go into effect July 1
April 19, 2021 - Out in Jersey | Creep Of The Week: Republicans using trans kids as political pawns
April 19, 2021 - NBC News | ‘It’s not safe’: Parents of transgender kids plan to flee their states as GOP bills loom
April 15, 2021 - News & Observer | NC bill would ban transgender teen healthcare, out students
April 15, 2021 - The Daily Beast | ‘It’s Attack After Attack’: Trans Youth Speak Out on Health and Sports Bills Aimed at Them
April 14, 2021 - ABC 15 Myrtle Beach | Local lawmakers, activists respond to NCAA’s comments on transgender sports bills
April 14, 2021 - Ap News | Fairness watchword at NC transgender sports ban hearing
April 14, 2021 - Indy Week | Five Years After H.B. 2, Legislation Targets Transgender North Carolinians
April 14, 2021 - Vice | How You, Personally, Can Fight the Anti-Trans Bills Surging Across the U.S.
April 8, 2021 - The Post & Courier | SC bill to ban transgender women from girls’ high school sports resurfaces in Statehouse
April 8, 2021 - The 19th | New poll suggests most religions back the Equality Act
April 8, 2021 - The State | Republicans try again to ban trans athletes in SC schools, citing increased support
April 7, 2021 - NY Magazine | North Carolina Republicans Want to Punish Gender Thoughtcrime
April 7, 2021 - The Hill | New NC bill would require schools to tell parents if a child ‘exhibits gender nonconformity’
April 5, 2021 - AP News | N.C. bill would ban treatment for trans people under 21
March 31, 2021 - The Assembly | Locked in Committee
March 31, 2021 - WLOS | New protections could be coming for LGBTQ community in North Carolina
March 31, 2021 - ABC 11 | ‘Real lives will be impacted’: Orange County mom says over proposed NC bill banning transgender girls from playing female sports
March 31, 2021 - WLOS | Transgender Day of Visibility recognizes achievements, struggles
March 30, 2021 - Charlotte Observer | Push for NC LGBTQ Protections 5 Years After Bathroom Bill
March 30, 2021 - Cardinal & Pine | NC Mayor: Burr, Tillis Need to Stand Up and Protect NC’s LGBTQ Residents
March 30, 2021 - NC Policy Watch | Democratic lawmakers file raft of LGBTQ equality bills
March 30, 2021 - AP News | Democrats renew call for North Carolina to pass LGBT package
March 30, 2021 - WRAL | Five years later, Democratic lawmakers still fighting to erase HB2, promote LGBT rights
March 24, 2021 - NBC News | N.C. lawmakers file bill to ban transgender athletes in sports
March 23, 2021 - LGBTQ Nation | An open letter to trans youth nationwide who are enduring insults & attacks from adults right now
March 23, 2021 - News & Observer | NC bill starts LGBTQ rights debate: Anti-trans or pro-women?
March 22, 2021 - Asheville Citizen-Times | Buncombe proposed LGBTQ, racial protections not meant to be ‘punitive’; lower fines sought
March 18, 2021 - them. | South Carolina Advances Hate Crimes Bill in Surprise LGBTQ+ Rights Victory
March 17, 2021 - QNotes | Public Records to Reflect Preferred Names
March 16, 2021 - The State | SC state lawmakers toss bill that would ban trans athletes from girls’ sports
March 16, 2021 - NBC News | For some queer teens, school clubs were their only safe space. Covid upended that.
March 14, 2021 - The Island Packet | SC’s anti-transgender bill would further isolate students struggling due to COVID-19 | Op-Ed
March 12, 2021 - WIS News | Transgender community says bills working through statehouse targets them, leaves them out
March 12, 2021 - The Advocate | North Carolina Ends Deadnaming of Students on Report Cards, Documents
March 11, 2021 - Mother Jones | The War on Trans Kids Is Coming for Dr. Izzy Lowell
March 11, 2021 - Newsweek | Alabama Considering Making Transgender Treatment for Minors a Felony, Even if Parents Approve It
March 10, 2021 - Chatham News & Record | After lobbying by LGBTQ groups, N.C. school records will list students’ chosen names
March 9, 2021 - Asheville Citizen-Times | NC schools will now list students’ chosen names in victory for transgender students
March 8, 2021 - News & Observer | A victory for NC transgender students: School records will list chosen names
March 5, 2021 - them. | Elliot Page Blasts “Dangerous” Bill Forcing Schools to Out Trans Students to Their Parents
March 5, 2021 - The State | Seek acceptance, understanding for SC’s transgender youth
March 5, 2021 - Out Magazine | Jenna Franks Purposely Deadnamed by Police After Being Killed
March 3, 2021 - The Post & Courier | Trans athletes competing in school sports are rare. SC lawmakers advance potential ban.
March 3, 2021 - them. | Three States Just Advanced Anti-Trans Bills Amid a Nationwide Attack on Trans Rights
March 3, 2021 - WLOS | As non-discrimination ordinances pop up across NC, Buncombe County considers their own
March 3, 2021 - CBS News | Alabama Senate votes to make hormone therapy and surgery for trans youth a felony
March 3, 2021 - Indy Week | Op-Ed: N.C. Cities and the U.S. Congress Should Follow Durham’s Lead on LGBTQ Protections
March 3, 2021 - The Hill | Alabama state senators approve ban on hormone therapy, surgery for transgender youth
March 2, 2021 - Montgomery Advertiser | Alabama Senate approves bill banning transgender youth treatments amid protests at state Capitol
March 1, 2021 - WJCL | SC bill that would ban trans students from playing on all-girls sports teams gets mixed reactions
February 28, 2021 - Greensboro News & Record | Julie Ann Cooper: Congress and other N.C. cities should follow in Greensboro’s footsteps on LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections
February 26, 2021 - The Progressive Pulse | As Equality Act passes in U.S. House, state LGBTQ advocates continue push for local protections as well
February 24, 2021 - ABC News 4 | Dozens speak for and against bill aiming to restrict sports for transgender students
February 23, 2021 - The State | SC bill could ban trans athletes from women’s sports
February 23, 2021 - The Post & Courier | SC lawmakers look to ban trans athletes from high school sports, sparking civil rights worries
February 17, 2021 - them. | Alabama Could Be About to Force Teachers to Out Trans Students to Their Parents
February 16, 2021 - The Tennessean | What’s behind the wave of proposed laws targeting trans youth in the South
February 6, 2021 - Chapelboro.com | Viewpoints: Lawmakers Should Follow Orange County Leadership on LGBTQ Nondiscrimination
February 2, 2021 - Metro Weekly | Republican lawmaker calls LGBTQ equality a ‘rebellion against God’
February 2, 2021 - them. | Two Black Trans Women Were Murdered a Week Apart From Each Other
February 1, 2021 - WFAE Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins | Politics Monday: NC Cities Approve LGBTQ Protections Five Years After HB2
January 31, 2021 - LGBTQ Nation | Lawmaker claims that America is in “rebellion against God” in anti-LGBTQ & anti-abortion rant
January 22, 2021 - Metro Weekly | Mississippi wants to ban trans people under 21 from receiving gender-affirming care
January 22, 2021 - POZ Magazine | How Biden’s Executive Order on LGBTQ Equality Helps HIV Efforts
January 21, 2021 - The 19th | LGBTQ+ Americans greet the Biden-Harris era with hope, hesitancy
January 20, 2021 - Kaiser Health News | Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights Conversation
January 18, 2021 - Metro Weekly | Three North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances
January 17, 2021 - NBC News | N. Carolina cities begin passing historic LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws
January 14, 2021 - NY Daily News | Chapel Hill passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections, third city in N. Carolina to do so after expiration of controversial ordinance
January 12, 2021 - News & Observer | Hillsborough NC approves LGBTQ anti-discrimination rules
January 12, 2021 - The Advocate | North Carolina Town Adopts LGBTQ-Inclusive Law After State Ban Lifts
January 8, 2021 - NBC News | LGBTQ Georgians hopeful following Warnock, Ossoff Senate victories
January 4, 2021 - POZ Magazine | But What About Georgia’s HIV and LGBTQ Situation?
December 22, 2020 - Out Magazine | Wedding Venue Refused a Lesbian Couple, Citing Its ‘Christian Values’
December 16, 2020 - The News & Observer | Wake schools expand protection for transgender students. Some critics are unhappy.
December 15, 2020 - NBC News | Georgia Senate race holds far-reaching implications — especially for LGBTQ Americans
December 15, 2020 - them. | The Last Piece of North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” Is Dead. It’s Time to Move Forward
December 8, 2020 - NBC News | LGBTQ rights fight reignited 4 years after N.C.’s ‘bathroom bill’ controversy
December 4, 2020 - Asheville Citizen-Times | A new day for LGBTQ North Carolinians: As HB142 expires, we now can build a better NC
December 3, 2020 - Cardinal & Pine | HB2 Is Officially Dead and Gone in NC. Here’s Why That Matters.
December 3, 2020 - Fayetteville Observer | Bathroom bill sequel: LGBTQ rights advocates, social conservatives prepare to battle again
December 3, 2020 - Chapelboro | Transgender Community, Advocates Look to Expiration of NC Law As Chance for Local Changes
December 2, 2020 - Blue Ridge Public Radio | WNC Activists Call For More LGBTQ+ Protections
December 2, 2020 - WRAL | Last vestige of NC’s notorious HB2 – ban on local nondiscrimination ordinances – quietly ends
December 2, 2020 - NC Policy Watch | As a ban on new LGBTQ protections is lifted, advocates and local officials push for progress
December 1, 2020 - The Atlantic | A New Day for Queer People in the South
December 1, 2020 - The Associated Press | 2017 ban on local LGBT ordinances ends in North Carolina
December 1, 2020 - ABC 11 | North Carolina LGBTQ activists celebrate end of ban on non-discrimination ordinances
November 27, 2020 - The News & Observer | A ban on cities passing LGBT protections just expired. NC activists look ahead.
November 27, 2020 - QNotes | Black Transgender Southerners’ Encounter ‘Disparate Experiences’ with Health and Healthcare
November 23, 2020 - Metro Weekly | Black Trans Southerners More Likely to Experience Negative Health Interactions
November 19, 2020 - ABC 11 | Controversial North Carolina law HB142 ends December 1
November 12, 2020 - AVL Today | 39 ways to give back this holiday season in Asheville, NC
November 4, 2020 - Instinct Magazine | LGBTQ Southerners Registered To Vote In Droves
November 3, 2020 - The Advocate | Study: Huge Number of Southern LGBTQ+ People Registered to Vote
November 2, 2020 - Open Democracy | Faith leaders condemn US Christian right groups ‘exporting hate’
October 26, 2020 - them. | Over 180 LGBTQ+ Groups Oppose Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
October 13, 2020 - Mountain XPress News | VoteAVL strives to make voting information more relevant and accessible
October 13, 2020 - Reckon South | Level up your anti-voter suppression game with these tips
September 14, 2020 - Jackson Free Press | Woman Opens First Mississippi Clinic Dedicated to Trans Healthcare
August 27, 2020 - Asheville Citizen-Times | NC religious schools with anti-LGBTQ policies receive top opportunity scholarship dollars
August 3, 2020 - The 19th | The only comprehensive study on transgender people is not coming out as planned
August 2, 2020 - ABC 4 West Virginia | West Virginia Supreme Court decision has potentially-negative impacts on life of transgender individuals
July 20, 2020 - Georgia Voice | Nearly 1 in 3 LGBTQ Americans Live in the South, Report Finds
July 17, 2020 - WGBH | The Trump Administration Wants To Make Health Care Discrimination Legal. So We Sued Them.
July 16, 2020 - Metro Weekly | LGBTQ-affirming health groups sue Trump administration for removing trans protections from Affordable Care Act
July 15, 2020 - The Memphis Flyer | Report: South Has Most LGBTQ Residents In the U.S.
July 14, 2020 - Good Morning America | Over 100 LGBTQ+ organizations release open letter in solidarity with George Floyd protests
July 14, 2020 - USA Today | Nearly 1 in 3 LGBTQ people live in the South. Here’s how LGBTQ activists of color are transforming the area.
July 13, 2020 - WUNC The State of Things | Transgender Health Outcomes Improve When Providers Take These Four Steps
July 13, 2020 - PrideSource | Trump Administration Sued Again Over Rescission of Trans Health Care Protections
July 10, 2020 - Washington Blade | Trump administration sued again over rescission of transgender health care protections
July 9, 2020 - The Boston Globe | LGBTQ groups sue to block rollback of federal transgender health care protections
July 6, 2020 - Jackson Free Press | Mangia Bene COVID-19 Measures, Grants from LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi and National Endowment for the Arts
July 5, 2020 - Mountain XPress | Pandemic worsens disparities for local LGBTQ people
July 1, 2020 - Dwell | East Fork Releases a New, Lapis Hue in Tandem With an Auction for LGBTQ+ Equality
June 26, 2020 - NPR | 5 Years After Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Equality Fight Continues
June 23, 2020 - Business of Home | Wellness real estate is worth $52 billion, Wayfair is on a tear and more
June 19, 2020 - Mississippi Free Press | No ‘Safe Harbor’: LGBT Rights Group May Challenge HB 1523 After Bostock Ruling
June 18, 2020 - Progressive Pulse | U.S. Supreme Court: Employers can’t discriminate against gay, transgender employees
June 16, 2020 - Raleigh News & Observer | What the Supreme Court decision means for LGBTQ rights in North Carolina
June 15, 2020 - BuzzFeed | The Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Decision Will Have Huge Impacts For Those In States With No Prior Protections
June 15, 2020 - NBC News | In landmark case, Supreme Court rules LGBTQ workers are protected from job discrimination
June 15, 2020 - Out and About Nashville | Rights Organizations Celebrate Pride Month Victory for LGBTQ+ Workers
June 11, 2020 - Architectural Digest | Maison & Objet Moves Fall Fair Online, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin School to Relocate, and More News This Week
June 11, 2020 - QNotes | Our People: Ivy Hill
June 11, 2020 - Mountain XPress | Asheville chefs turn their home kitchens into virtual cooking classes
June 7, 2020 - LGBTQ Nation | Looking for a place to retire? There are some obvious choices & some surprising ones.
May 29, 2020 - Out Magazine | 70+ LGBTQ+ Organizations Demand Action Against Racism
May 26, 2020 - Mountain XPress | Local visual artists find inspiration during quarantine
May 22, 2020 - Charleston City Paper | $125,000 in grants available to LGBTQ Southerners impacted by COVID-19
May 22, 2020 - Metro Weekly | Campaign for Southern Equality opens up second round of grants for LGBTQ Southerners
May 20, 2020 - Blue Ridge Public Radio | Campaign For Southern Equality Offers COVID-19 Grants To LGBTQ+ Southerners
May 1, 2020 - QNotes | Youth advocates in North Carolina urge state superintendent to take action
April 29, 2020 - The Advocate | How to Win LGBTQ Equality in the South
April 29, 2020 - them. | 25 Fundraisers Giving Money and Hope to LGBTQ+ People During COVID-19
April 27, 2020 - Sounds Like Nashville | Here’s a List of COVID-19 Relief Funds Worth Donating To
April 14, 2020 - Next Shark | ‘You F*cking Ch*nk!’: Queer Chef Attacked With Homophobic, Racist Slurs During Zoom Cooking Class
April 13, 2020 - Pink News | Queer Asian chef giving virtual cooking class attacked in horrifically racist and homophobic ‘Zoombombing’
April 12, 2020 - Asheville Citizen-Times | Coronavirus: Anti-Asian “Zoombombing” of Asheville Chef highlights troubling trends
April 10, 2020 - Metro Weekly | Advocates fear North Carolina schools’ virtual learning system will out transgender students
April 10, 2020 - Raleigh News & Observer | NC transgender students worried about being outed online during COVID-19 pandemic
April 9, 2020 - North Carolina Health News | Coronavirus Today – April 9 – Grocery store executive order, lawmakers start to write relief bills, speeding up unemployment relief
April 8, 2020 - DatingAdvice.com | The Southern Equality LGBTQ Health Survey Offers In-Depth Insights on an Underserved Community in the Region
April 6, 2020 - Color Lines | New $25,000 Grant Seeks to Help the LGBTQ+ South
April 4, 2020 - WLOS ABC 13 | Campaign for Southern Equality Aims to Help LGBTQ Community During the COVID-19 Crisis
April 3, 2020 - South Florida Gay News | Rapid Response Funds Available For LGBT Southerners
April 1, 2020 - NBC News | Queer Festivals, Drag Performances and LGBTQ Meetups Turn Digital
March 31, 2020 - Inside Philanthropy | LGBTQ Funders Scramble to Protect Vulnerable Communities
March 26, 2020 - Georgia Voice | Campaign for Southern Equality Offers Grants for LGBTQ Southerns Affected by Coronavirus
March 26, 2020 - Metro Weekly | Campaign for Southern Equality will Offer $25,000 in Grants to LGBTQ Southerners Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
March 20, 2020 - QNotes | Health and Healthcare Disparities for LGBTQ Individuals Detailed in Report
March 20, 2020 - QNotes | S.C. Strikes Outdated Law
March 17, 2020 - NPR | Revisiting Obama’s Historic ‘Race Speech’ 12 Years Later
March 16, 2020 - NewNowNext | Greenville, S.C., Overturns Policy That Silenced LGBTQ Residents for 24 Years
March 16, 2020 - NewNowNext | Outdated South Carolina Law Barring LGBTQ Sex Ed Overruled
March 13, 2020 - Ms. Magazine | Welcome to the Danger Zone: Trans Equality in Southeastern U.S.
March 13, 2020 - Democracy Now! | Outdated Anti-LGBTQ Law in South Carolina Declared Unconstitutional
March 12, 2020 - NBC News | S. Carolina law banning LGBTQ sex ed is unconstitutional, judge rules
March 11, 2020 - Charleston City Paper | Federal judge strikes down anti-LGBTQ state law, a victory for youth advocates who led lawsuit
March 10, 2020 - NBC News | Alabama moves closer to transgender health care ban for minors
March 6, 2020 - NBC News | Grassroots groups help LGBTQ people survive — and thrive — in Appalachia
March 5, 2020 - LGBTQ Nation | South Carolina county votes to keep “family values” resolution to oppose “gay lifestyles”
March 4, 2020 - Public News Service | In a First for the South, Virgina Bans LGBTQ “Conversion Therapy”
March 2, 2020 - Metro Weekly | Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signs conversion therapy ban into law
March 2, 2020 - The Advocate | South Carolinians Sue Over Ban on LGBTQ Mentions in Sex Education
March 1, 2020 - The Spartanburg Herald-Journal | Sunday’s Letters: Cruel Legislation
March 1, 2020 - NPR | LGBTQ Youth Fight For Equality In Sex Ed In South Carolina Classrooms
February 26, 2020 - ABC News 4 | South Carolina sex education statute discriminates against LGBTQ youth, lawsuit claims
February 26, 2020 - Live 5 News | Lawsuit: SC’s restrictions on LGBTQ sex ed curriculum violates Constitution
February 26, 2020 - The State | LGBTQ+ organizations sue SC in federal court over sex ed law
February 26, 2020 - The Charleston Post and Courier | SC law bans LGBTQ sex ed unless it’s about STDs. Students, advocates are suing for change.
February 12, 2020 - Vox | This could be the blueprint for LGBTQ protections in the South
February 10, 2020 - The Frankfort State Journal | Guest columnist: Lawmakers must protect youth from anti-LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’
February 8, 2020 - The Root | 200 Medical Professionals Oppose Bills Aimed at Trans Youth. If Only Republicans Believed in Science
February 8, 2020 - Asheville FM | Asheville FM News Hour: Southern Equality Fund Opens Up
February 7, 2020 - The Hill | Anti-trans bills dole out harsh punishments to doctors who treat minors
February 7, 2020 - The Advocate | Battling HIV in the Epidemic’s Epicenter: the South
February 7, 2020 - CNN | More than 200 medical professionals condemn bills trying to restrict transgender kids from getting gender reassignment treatments
February 6, 2020 - NY Daily News | Virginia becomes first southern state to pass comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people
February 6, 2020 - NBC News | Over 200 medical professionals in the South oppose bills targeting trans youth
February 5, 2020 - Pink news | Republicans have filed more than 200 anti-LGBT bills in bid to roll back rights
February 5, 2020 - The East Carolinian | ECU’s LGBTQ Center awarded grant for generate advocacy
February 4, 2020 - Georgia Voice | Campaign for Southern Equality Opens Grant Application for Grassroots LGBTQ Organizers
January 24, 2020 - USA Today | Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs bill allowing adoption agencies to deny gay couples
January 24, 2020 - The Tennesseean | Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs controversial adoption bill, which takes effect immediately
January 24, 2020 - The Associated Press | Tennessee governor signs anti-LGBT adoption bill
January 24, 2020 - The Memphis Flyer | Lee Signs ‘Shameful’ Anti-LGBTQ Bill Into Law
January 22, 2020 - The State | South Carolina’s transgender youths deserve support and compassion — not mean-spirited legislation
January 11, 2020 - NBC News | For Transgender Men, Pain of Menstruation is More than Just Physical
January 10, 2020 - QNotes | Our People: Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
December 21, 2019 - U.S. News & World Report | Transgender Health Care: Why Access Is a Problem Down South
December 6, 2019 - The New York Times | Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government
December 4, 2019 - Charleston City Paper | Transgender S.C. children could be harmed with bill, advocates say
December 3, 2019 - The Advocate | 8 Overlooked LGBTQ Groups to Donate to for Giving Tuesday
December 1, 2019 - WLOS | WNC AIDS Project hosts annual luncheon for World AIDS Day
November 30, 2019 - Raleigh News & Observer | Letters to the Editor: HIV in the South
November 26, 2019 - Evening Standard | Transgender children could be blocked from reassignment treatments by new laws in South Carolina
November 25, 2019 - Reuters | U.S. lawmakers weigh bans on trans youth treatments
November 24, 2019 - QuéPasa Raleigh/Durham | Agrupaciones condenan retórica contra inmigrantes tras reunión de ICE en Legislatura NC
November 19, 2019 - Raleigh News & Observer | NORTH CAROLINA Depression and anxiety rates ‘alarmingly high’ among LGBTQ Southerners, survey says
November 18, 2019 - Courier News | LGBTQ Southerners say stigma is a barrier to quality medical care
November 10, 2019 - Georgia Voice | LGBTQ Southerners Experience Barriers to Health Care, Survey Finds
November 9, 2019 - AL.com | Campaign for Southern Equality shines light on LGBTQ health
November 7, 2019 - New York Daily News | New survey shows health challenges faced by LGBTQ Southerners
November 6, 2019 - Buzzfeed News | LGBTQ Southerners Still Face A Lot Of Challenges When It Comes To Health Care
October 30, 2019 - NC Policy Watch | UNC officials, students push back on Tim Moore rumors
October 10, 2019 - NC Policy Watch | Equality advocates express concern, determination to fight on as high court weighs LGBTQ discrimination
October 9, 2019 - The Bradcast | The Bradcast with Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
October 8, 2019 - Jackson Free Press | LGBT Workers Ruling in High Court Could Renew Fight Against HB 1523
October 7, 2019 - WLOS | Asheville woman said she was fired because of her sexual orientation
October 3, 2019 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy | How Grant Makers Can Give Organizers and Activists What They Need to Succeed
October 2, 2019 - Jackson Free Press | The Thin Line Between LGBT and Racist Hate
September 24, 2019 - Indy Week | Telling NC’s LGBTQ Kids to Change Who They Are Is Abuse
September 22, 2019 - The Blue Banner | Artists Rediscover Roots through Southern Queer Art
September 20, 2019 - QNotes | Brewery creates benefit beer
September 18, 2019 - The Blue Banner | Local Businesses Celebrate Pride
September 8, 2019 - LGBTQ Nation | Sodomy laws are still being used to harass LGBTQ people
September 5, 2019 - Out Magazine | Louisiana Is Using Its Anti-Gay Sodomy Laws to Harass Sex Workers
August 28, 2019 - Asheville Made | We Are Here — Creativity As The Catalyst For Change
August 27, 2019 - Gambit | New Orleans Activists to Lead a March Against Louisiana’s ‘Crime Against Nature’ Law Saturday
August 26, 2019 - Blue Ridge Public Radio | In New Exhibition, Two Nonbinary Artists Further Mission Of Campaign For Southern Equality
August 23, 2019 - WLOS ABC 13 | Up/Rooted Exhibition Opens in Asheville Gallery
August 22, 2019 - NBC News | Louisiana Governor’s Race Ad Takes Aim at Transgender Rights
August 20, 2019 - Asheville FM | LISTEN: Southern Equality Studios Residents Speak to Asheville FM
August 19, 2019 - The Daily Tar Heel | North Carolina Leads the South in Cutting Funding for Conversion Therapy for Minors
August 19, 2019 - DatingNews.com | The Campaign for Southern Equality Stands Up for LGBTQ+ Rights in a Post-Marriage-Equality South
August 13, 2019 - Style Weekly | Moving the Needle
August 10, 2019 - Washington Blade | N.C. Exec. Order Stops Pipeline to ‘Conversion’ Therapy
August 8, 2019 - Out and About Nashville | CHOICES Memphis Receives New Grant
August 7, 2019 - Memphis Flyer | CHOICES Receives Grant to Support LGBTQ Health Care
August 5, 2019 - Religion News Service | North Carolina Becomes First Southern State to Ban State Funding for Conversion Therapy
August 2, 2019 - CNN | North Carolina Bans Public Funding of ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Youth
August 2, 2019 - NY Daily News | North Carolina Governor Blocks Use of Taxpayer Money to Pay for the ‘Dangerous Practice’ of Gay Conversion Therapy
August 2, 2019 - Pink News | North Carolina Governor Signs Order to Clamp Down on Gay Cure Therapy
July 24, 2019 - Gay Star News | Trans People Win Partial Victory in North Carolina Bathroom Bill Settlement
July 23, 2019 - Metro Weekly | Federal Court Approves Settlement in Lawsuit Over North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Replacement Law
July 22, 2019 - WLOS 13 | Settlement Expands Transgender Restroom Rights in NC; Activists Say More Needs to Be Done
June 25, 2019 - INDY Week | 50 Years After Stonewall, We Asked Local LGBTQ Leaders What Progress Looks Like
June 18, 2019 - NewNowNext | Why Has Mississippi’s Most Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Law Flown Under the Radar?
June 13, 2019 - Reuters | End of a ‘Cure’? U.S. Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy Gains Ground
June 7, 2019 - NC Policy Watch | LGBTQ Pride Declarations, Celebrations Spreading to Smaller Towns in NC
June 6, 2019 - Hendersonville Lightning | Mayor Proclaims First Gay Pride Day
June 3, 2019 - NBC News | #Pride50: Ivy Gibson-Hill — Southern LGBTQ Advocate
May 28, 2019 - New Now Next | Transphobic Health Care Providers Were Just Given an “Administrative Shield”
May 24, 2019 - Gay Star News | Trump Administration’s New Rule Makes Trans Discrimination Legal in Healthcare
May 24, 2019 - Metro Weekly | Trump Administration Rolls Back LGBTQ Protections in Affordable Care Act
May 24, 2019 - Jackson Free Press | ‘Brazen Disregard for Trans Health’: Trump Ends Protections
May 17, 2019 - Blue Ridge Public Radio | Anti-Abortion Laws Impact Trans And Nonbinary People Across The South
May 17, 2019 - Jackson Free Press | Mississippi Republicans Vote Against LGBT Civil Rights Bill
May 17, 2019 - Gay Star News | ‘We Won’t Slow Down’: LGBTI Groups and More Celebrate the Equality Act
April 28, 2019 - Greensboro News & Record | N.C. Lawmakers Have a Duty to Pass Bill to Protect LGBTQ Youth from ‘Conversion Therapy’
April 23, 2019 - New Now Next | LGBTQ Mississippians Tell Texas: “Religious Freedom” Will Destroy Your State
April 17, 2019 - Mountain XPress News | Upcoming Reading Event Looks at the History of LGBTQ Politicians
April 13, 2019 - State of Belief | ‘The Struggle for Progress’ Radio Segment
April 9, 2019 - Asheville Citizen-Times | Obscure Listicle Alert! Asheville Named No. 14 City for LGBTQ Seniors
April 3, 2019 - USA Today | Nearly 4 Million LGBTQ People Live in Rural America, and ‘Everything is Not Bias and Awful’
April 2, 2019 - ABC 7 News WSPA | Bills Introduced to Repeal HB2, Ban Conversion Therapy in NC
March 29, 2019 - INDY Week | Op-Ed: LGBTQ Young People in North Carolina, You’re #BornPerfect As You Are
March 28, 2019 - ABC News 13 WLOS | Asheville Activists Hold News Conference in Response to New LGBTQ Legislation
March 28, 2019 - Asheville Citizen-Times | Asheville Area Lawmakers Propose North Carolina Ban on LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy’
March 28, 2019 - Spectrum News Capital Tonight | Legislation Aims To Add LGTBQ Protections
March 28, 2019 - The Associated Press | Bills Opposing ‘Conversion Therapy,’ HB2 Remnants Filed
March 28, 2019 - ABC 11 WTVD | Democrats Propose Bills to Protect LGBTQ Citizens in North Carolina
March 28, 2019 - WRAL | Democratic Lawmakers, LGBT Advocates Want NC to Ban ‘Conversion Therapy’
March 13, 2019 - ABC News 13 WLOS | Campaign for Southern Equality Says Equality Act Introduced in Congress Must Pass
March 13, 2019 - NBC News | Democrats Reintroduce Equality Act to Ban LGBTQ Discrimination
January 24, 2019 - QNotes | Trans Directory Released
January 19, 2019 - Mountain XPress News | New report examines health care disparities among transgender populations
January 14, 2019 - The Advocate | The Lack of Trans-Friendly Doctors in the South Is an Injustice
January 10, 2019 - WUNC North Carolina Public Radio | How Can Transgender Southerners Get Better Healthcare?
January 9, 2019 - Charleston City Paper | New directory lists more than a dozen trans-friendly doctors, lawyers, and more in Charleston
December 28, 2018 - QNotes | New report shows needs, hope for trans health
December 5, 2018 - Mountain XPress | Campaign for Southern Equality partners with Asheville businesses on Dec. 11 to Shop for Equality
November 26, 2018 - Washington Post | The 2018 blue wave included quite a few LGBT wins — even though voters are still wary of gay and trans candidates.
October 26, 2018 - New York Times | Transgender Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration
July 16, 2018 - | GOP-backed budget amendment aims to block adoptions by LGBTQ couples, punish pro-LGBTQ states.
July 12, 2018 - | House Republicans advance ‘license to discriminate’ amendment for adoption agencies.
July 9, 2018 - | HRC Opposes Kavanaugh, Trump’s Pick to Undermine LGBTQ Rights, Reproductive Rights and Health Care.
June 30, 2018 - | SCOTUS Arguments Today in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case; Case Could Have Consequences for LGBTQ People.
June 29, 2018 - | DISCRIMINATION IN S.C.: Legislature Sends Appropriations Bill with Anti-LGBTQ Provision to Governor.

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