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UPDATE 6/23, 4:45pm ET: Thank you for your interest in the Campaign for Southern Equality’s Emergency Assistance Grants through our COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program. We are sending love and support during this challenging time. On …  Read More

We’ve got some exciting events from community partners this week in Asheville – and we wanted to be sure you knew about them: First, this Thursday at 9:30pm, Alexis Black will host a special Drag …  Read More

Court rules that local governments can enforce nondiscrimination ordinances but must do so neutrally.  Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case brought by a taxpayer-funded foster …  Read More

Many communities across the South have been gradually reopening this spring and summer, but we know that the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extensive, and that LGBTQ Southerners have been disproportionately vulnerable to …  Read More

For years now, the Campaign for Southern Equality has promoted the concept of “organizational tithing,” giving out 10% of our budget to grassroots organizations serving LGBTQ Southerners, and directly to LGBTQ individuals in need. Donate …  Read More

To kick off LGBTQ Pride Month in June, the NC is Ready campaign – which the Campaign for Southern Equality leads alongside our partners at Equality NC – is encouraging advocates from across the state …  Read More

It’s been a brutal legislative session for LGBTQ people in Tennessee. The state’s legislators filed a verifiable flood of discriminatory bills – and many of them, unfortunately, were pushed through by anti-LGBTQ forces. In all, …  Read More

The first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade in a small Southern town. Trail-blazing and visionary projects from BIPOC Southern artists and creatives. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency assistance relief to LGBTQ people impacted by COVID-19.  …  Read More