NOTE: This post was written by Lore Lane (they/them) of the Campaign for Southern Equality. It’s a fraught time to be an LGBTQ+ young person in the South – and this month, as many students head … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Send a Back-to-School Message of Support for LGBTQ+ Youth
Even as more Americans than ever resoundingly support LGBTQ+ equality – and even as more young people than ever identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community – we are living through a time of … Read More
Saturday: Join Us in Asheville at a Pool Party for Campaign for Southern Equality
[UPDATE JULY 30 – Unfortunately, this event has been canceled due to likely rain. We’ll keep you posted with future opportunities to connect with the CSE team. Thanks to Aloft for reaching out for this … Read More
In the Wake of the Dobbs Decision, Campaign for Southern Equality Launches ‘Meeting the Moment,” a new campaign to Mobilize LGBTQ Southerners
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality released a new three-pronged strategy for supporting LGBTQ Southerners in a post-Dobbs political and legal environment. The refreshed framework elevates a sobering paradox: That even as we see unprecedented … Read More
To Protect LGBTQ Southerners, Who Remain Most Vulnerable to Legislative Rollbacks, U.S. Senate Must Pass ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the ‘Respect for Marriage Act,’ a major step toward protecting the freedom to marry from the threat of far-right political forces seeking to overturn U.S. … Read More
A Huge Thanks to Our Pride 2022 Donors and Partners
As we head into the thick of the summer and stare down a long tunnel of threats to LGBTQ dignity and equality, we wanted to take a moment to thank you and all of our … Read More
Tell Us You’re Coming – LGBTQ Family Law: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Rights
We know it’s a challenging time to be an LGBTQ person in the South – following the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills this legislative session in recent memory for LGBTQ people and the overturning of Roe … Read More
Tell Congress: Codify Landmark Supreme Court Decisions and Protect LGBTQ+ Southerners
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the constitutional right to abortion is already rippling across our country and the lives of millions of people in harmful ways. As abortion bans go into effect across the … Read More
Three Things That Have Kept Me Going
This Pride Month, the Campaign for Southern Equality made a commitment to showing up with our full selves – Mind, Body, and Spirit. This commitment is more critical than ever in the face of the … Read More
Facing a Far-Right Political Movement This Give OUT Day
In recent years we have been reminded again and again that the fight for equality for marginalized people never stops. We have seen clear evidence of this as the country has engaged in a reckoning … Read More