Today the SC United for Justice & Equality coalition released a new video featuring the Charleston Queer Youth Prom, an event hosted by coalition partner We Are Family on April 30. The video was produced … Read More
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Inside the “Vanguard Social: Visions of Southern Queer Resistance” Exhibit, from Southern Equality Studios
From May 27 through June 12, 2022, Southern Equality Studios (SES) and the Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County will present a new art exhibit, Vanguard Social: Visions of Southern Queer Resistance, featuring the work … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality’s Pride 2022: Mind. Body. Spirit.
At a time when it matters more than ever, the Campaign for Southern Equality is showing up all across the South for LGBTQ equality in every part of life. We’re working to care for LGBTQ … Read More
Celebrating Pride Month with Partners from All Across Asheville
Today we mark the start of Pride Month, which is more important than ever this year as attacks on the LGBTQ community escalate all around the country. We’re honored by the ways that many business … Read More
Q&A: Tyler Prescott on the Upstate LGBTQ+ Chamber in South Carolina
Tyler Prescott, Executive Director of the Upstate LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce – a nonprofit founded in 2020 amid the challenges of the global pandemic – is creating a long-absent voice of advocacy for the Upstate … Read More
Gender Pronouns 101: What They Are and Why They Matter
Pronouns are the words we use in place of an individual’s proper name. Examples include “she/her/hers,” “he/him/his,” and “they/them/theirs.” Learn what they are and why matter using this fact sheet. Remember that practice makes perfect. … Read More
Groundbreaking Survey Details Disproportionate Harms of COVID-19 Pandemic on Transgender and Non-binary Southerners
Large survey sample explores economic, health, and social consequences of pandemic on LGBTQ people in the South, with focus on trans Southerners. Today marks the publication of a groundbreaking new research report highlighting the unique … Read More
Join Us for a Community Care Space Focused on Centering Trans Resilience and Joy In a Time of Political Attack
As trans youth are under political attack across the South, from Texas to Alabama to Florida, South Carolina and beyond we come together to center trans resilience and joy with the belief that embodying hope … Read More
To Support Transgender Youth in Texas, Campaign for Southern Equality Launches $20,000 Emergency Grant Round
During a national wave of anti-LGBTQ attacks, reports surface that trans-affirming families in Texas are facing investigations of “child abuse due to dangerous new policy guidance from TX Attorney General. Update April 25, 2022 Thank … Read More
A Message to Trans and Queer Youth After a Challenging Week
Y’all – Let’s get the obvious out of the way: This has been a colossally rough week for LGBTQ+ youth, especially transgender young people and their families. The Texas Attorney General’s actions classifying trans affirmation … Read More
