Last month, the North Carolina State Legislature overrode Governor Stein’s veto of multiple bills, including H.B. 805, an attack on the rights of LGBTQ+ and especially transgender North Carolinians. H.B. 805 is just one of … Read More
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Turning the Tide: On Queer Climate Justice in the Sunshine State
My cheeks flush as everyone stares at me, nobody knowing how to break the silence. It’s February 2022 and I’m at a nature center with fellow graduate students, all of us in a Master of … Read More
New Hampshire Governor Signs Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Ban into Law
In January 2025, a ban on some gender-affirming surgeries for youth went into effect in New Hampshire. In June of this year, two laws passed in New Hampshire (HB 377 and HB 712), which together … Read More
As Clinics Across the Country Cease Gender-Affirming Care for Youth, the Trans Youth Emergency Project is Ready With Support
It’s difficult to watch so many clinics overcomplying with the Trump Administration’s Executive Order targeting trans youth healthcare by shuttering their services for young transgender patients. As of this week, multiple clinics in Arizona, Illinois, … Read More
Our Living Record – Highlighting LGBTQ+ Resilience in the Face of Erasure
It’s no secret that the current administration continues to try everything possible to erase LGBTQ+ people. Most recently, we’ve witnessed the removal of queer culture and history on a national scale. As history has shown, … Read More
For William
Max was born in The Netherlands, but moved to Texas before he started elementary school. Max is currently a junior in high school, and came out as transgender at a young age. Max works with … Read More
The Trump Administration Shut Down the National LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Hotline – But Help Is Still Available
In its latest attack on LGBTQ+ communities, the Trump administration is shutting down the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline as of July 17. In a statement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration … Read More
Now Hiring: Program Director, Trans Youth Emergency Project
The Campaign for Southern Equality is hiring for a new Full-Time Staff Position – the Program Director of the Trans Youth Emergency Project. Details on the position and how to apply are below. About Campaign … Read More
Now, Serenity
Content Warning: Discussion of suicide There are moments when everything stops. Like a freeze frame in a movie, time fractures, suspended between past and future. That’s how it felt last October when I received the … Read More
Unbroken: From Survival to Resistance
I grew up in the South, a preacher’s kid in a conservative Seventh-day Adventist household. In a world where queerness wasn’t just frowned upon—it was condemned. From an early age, I was taught that being … Read More
