Tomorrow, Saturday, September 10, is Sylva Pride – and the Campaign for Southern Equality team is excited to see you there! The event will be held at Bridge Park in Sylva, NC and feature live music, … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Judge Rules Against Federal Mandate for Coverage of HIV Prevention Medication PrEP, Signaling New Attack on LGBTQ Health in the South
Today U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in Braidwood Management v. Becerra against a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis), a medication that prevents … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality, with Support from The Ally Coalition, Releases Slate of Back-to-School Resources to Care for LGBTQ Youth
As students return to school and face hostile climate and newly-in-effect anti-LGBTQ laws, organizations provide legal resources, grant funding, and care packages to support LGBTQ+ young people. This week the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Submits Public Comment Urging Department of Education to Protect LGBTQ+ Students Under Title IX
In the summer of 2022 the Biden Administration’s Department of Education sought public comment on FR Doc # 2022-13734,, which correctly interprets that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on … Read More
New Survey Report Illustrates Urgent Challenges Facing LGBTQ Southerners as They Grow Up, Including Family and Faith Acceptance, School Inclusion, and Mental Health Struggles
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Campus Pride released Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Southerner: Family, Faith, Education & Health, a report detailing the findings of the 2021 Survey of Southern LGBTQ … Read More
Support Our Back-to-School Care Packages for LGBTQ+ Youth in the South
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
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
