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
The Latest from CSE
Watch: Mac and Katy Schafer Call for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections Across NC
Thanks to North Carolinians like the Schafer family, who have been pushing toward LGBTQ protections since the harmful HB2 bill, the fight for lived and legal equality in NC has more momentum than ever. Fans … Read More
How You Can Support the Southern Equality Fund and Fuel Grassroots LGBTQ Southerners
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
New Video: NC is Ready for LGBTQ Protections This Pride Month
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
Five Anti-LGBTQ Bills Passed in Tennessee You Should Know About
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
Kicking Off a $10,000 Matching Gift Challenge for Pride 2021!
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
Photos & Video: LGBTQ South Carolinians Convene for Trans & Queer Field Day
On May 16, 2021 in Columbia, SC, members of the LGBTQ and allied community in South Carolina came together for Trans & Queer Field Day, an afternoon of community-building and celebration about the end of … Read More
Southern State Legislative Spotlight: As Sessions End, Some Bills Die While Others Become Law
NOTE: This blog post was a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski of the Campaign for Southern Equality. Many state legislatures in the South have adjourned as of late May – but the anti-LGBTQ bills … Read More
How Our Partners Are Supporting Campaign for Southern Equality This Pride Month!
It’s Pride Month – and we are so looking forward to celebrating with you! Pride is about reflecting on how far we’ve come on lived and legal LGBTQ equality – and committing to never giving … Read More
Celebrate Pride Month Throughout June in Asheville with Olde London Road!
June is Pride Month – and this year, the Campaign for Southern Equality is honored to be partnering with Olde London Road and the South Slope Blues in Asheville for an exciting month of Pride … Read More
