10 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, affirming the freedom to marry for same-sex couples nationwide. Last night, LGBTQ+ advocates and community members gathered in Birmingham, Alabama … Read More
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RSVP: Support Group for Families of Trans Youth
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, we are hosting a Support Group for Families of Trans Youth, facilitated by Campaign for Southern Equality’s Kenni Cummings. We know that many … Read More
RSVP: Post-Skrmetti Town Hall for Trans Youth & Their Families
Following the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, we’ll be hosting a town hall to help our community process the news, and share a breakdown from legal partners on what the ruling does … Read More
In the Face of U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, Trans Youth Emergency Project Commits Continued Support for Families Nationwide
Today in United States v. Skrmetti, the United States Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s SB1, a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for youth. The ruling means that the cruel bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth that … Read More
Queer Southerners Are Fighting Back, Whether You Think So or Not
Just leave. These are the two words I am told by people all across the political spectrum, whether they hate me or love me. For them, it’s the only solution for my community. It is … Read More
Armed with Archives: Public History as Resistance
In times when queer histories, presents, and futures are targets of censorship, knowledge stands out as a critical tool of resistance. When I was in college, I decided to pursue Gender and Sexuality Studies as … Read More
As The World Caves In
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercifully, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon … Read More
A Love Letter to the South
Jensen Smith is the Events and Communications Coordinator at Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA), an LGBTQ+ rights organization based in South Carolina. I was too little to recall, but I hear there were yellow butterflies … Read More
The Future of Our Queer South
I woke up to an obscure link from my partner to a website reminiscent of early Internet Explorer. It read “A BILL TO BE ENTITLED / AN ACT.” A bill was introduced in my home … Read More
Creating Space for Joyful Resistance As A Black Lesbian Therapist in the South
Growing up as a Black girl in the South, I was forced to understand the experience of marginalization and intersectionality. There was no getting around discrimination on all fronts. Once I came out as a … Read More
