This is as cruel, discriminatory, and cold-hearted as it gets. The Trump Administration and its allies in Congress are closing the year out with a horrific barrage of attacks on trans youth’s access to gender … Read More
The Latest from CSE
U.S. House of Representatives Advances Extreme Bill Criminalizing Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 3492, a bill that would criminalize health care for transgender young people and subject parents and doctors to arrest and even prison time if … Read More
Apply for Our 2026 Southern Equality Studios Grant Round
The Campaign for Southern Equality is excited to announce the 2026 Southern Equality Studios special grant round of Southern Equality Fund. Support for this grant is guided by the understanding that the arts are a … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Petition That Sought to Challenge the Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples
A majority of Americans, including a majority of people in every single state, support the freedom to marry. Marriage equality has had immense positive impacts on families, businesses, and society at large – and there’s … Read More
As Trump Administration Escalates Anti-Trans Attacks, Families of Transgender Youth Can Still Legally Access Care
It has been reported that the Trump Administration will soon finalize two federal rules, one prohibiting federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) reimbursement for gender-affirming care provided to transgender youth, another barring hospitals … Read More
Town Hall for Families of Trans Youth Impacted by Changes at Massachusetts Clinics
In response to a surge of anti-transgender attacks from the federal government, some clinics that serve transgender young people have announced that they are ceasing gender-affirming care for youth under 19, or are no longer … Read More
“Heightened Scrutiny” Documentary Partners with the Trans Youth Emergency Project
We’re proud to partner with Heightened Scrutiny, a documentary following civil rights lawyer Chase Strangio as he argues for transgender adolescents’ access to gender-affirming healthcare in the Supreme Court case L.W. v Skrmetti, confronting not only the … Read More
Report: The New Policy Pathways Anti-Trans Policymakers Are Using to Intensify and Nationalize Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care
A new report from The Campaign for Southern Equality documents how conservative lawmakers at both the state and federal level are finding new policy pathways to restrict access to gender-affirming care for youth and adults … Read More
Building a warm and welcome space for our community after Hurricane Helene
After Hurricane Helene, I was in survival mode. Everything was moving fast and slow at the same time. Our home had flooded, a tree fell and blocked us in, and when the power came back … Read More
Trans Youth Emergency Project Town Hall
In response to an Executive Order from President Donald Trump, over 20 clinics have announced that they are ceasing gender-affirming care for youth under 19, or are no longer accepting new youth patients. We know … Read More
