Today Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, vetoed House Bill 1570, which would have prohibited any trans-affirming medical care for transgender young people. In a press conference today he dismissed HB 1570 as “vast government … Read More
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NC and VA Push Toward Equality as Dangerous Legislation Progresses Across the South
NOTE: This blog post was a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski of the Campaign for Southern Equality. While bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ Southerners is progressing in several states – including … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Opens Eighth Round of COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Funds, Increasing Total Distributed to LGBTQ Southerners to $335,000
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality will reopen applications for our COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Grants, which provide immediate financial support of $250 to LGBTQ people in the South. The easy application process quickly moves funds … Read More
A Call for Action on Trans Day of Visibility from a Young Trans Southerner
This year, Transgender Day Of Visibility feels timely and extremely necessary. Trans people, and trans youth especially, have been in the news constantly in the past few months – but mostly due to the wave … Read More
Five Years After HB2, North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Ground-Breaking Package of LGBTQ-Inclusive Legislation
Today, state legislators in North Carolina introduced a package of bills to advance dignity and equality lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in North Carolina. The filing comes almost exactly five years after … Read More
Southern Legislative Look: Discriminatory Bills Signed in Tennessee & Arkansas as Anti-LGBTQ+ Hostility Continues
NOTE: This blog post was a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski of the Campaign for Southern Equality. Our hearts go out to the transgender youth under attack from their legislators. We recognize the harm … Read More
North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Discriminatory Bill to Restrict Transgender Students from Participating in School Athletics
The copycat bill, which would preempt an existing trans-inclusive policy from the NC High School Athletic Association, is a stark outlier from North Carolina’s year of progress on LGBTQ issues. This week legislators in North … Read More
Buncombe County – Get Involved in the Work to Pass a Local LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinance!
Across North Carolina, LGBTQ folks and allies have been organizing all year to support the passage of LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances at the local level. And in three days we’ll have our chance to make our … Read More
Concern and Relief as Legislative Sessions Continue in the Southeast
NOTE: This blog post was a collaboration between Abby Bowen and Adam Polaski of the Campaign for Southern Equality. This week legislatures in the Southeast have given LGBTQ+ residents cause for sadness, concern, and relief. Most … Read More
Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Transgender Youth from Participating in School Sports, the First Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passed in 2021
Today Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law Senate Bill 2536, a bill that would restrict transgender students from participating in school athletics. It is the first anti-LGBTQ bill to pass in 2021, during a … Read More
