This week on the floor of the South Carolina Senate, during debate of S.1 – the proposed ban on many abortions – Senator Richard Cash (R-District 3) delivered comments attacking the dignity and equality of … Read More
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On First Day as President, Biden Directs Implementation of LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Order and Reverses Racist Immigration Policies
Today, hours after being sworn in as President of the United States, Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders, including one directing all federal agencies to implement the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock v. Clayton … Read More
A Young Nonbinary Southerner’s Hopes for the Country on Inauguration Day
For the entirety of Donald Trump’s presidential administration, I have been afraid and angry. Afraid that protections afforded to marginalized people in past years would be reversed by Congress or the President himself, afraid of … Read More
In Historic Breakthrough for LGBTQ North Carolinians, Nondiscrimination Ordinances Pass at the County Level and in Two of NC’s Most Populous Cities
Tonight, the City Councils of Durham and Greensboro and the Board of Commissioners of Orange County voted to pass ordinances that broadly protect members of the LGBTQ community from discrimination. The moves make Greensboro and … Read More
Town of Chapel Hill Becomes Third North Carolina Municipality to Pass LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinance, Marking Historic Week
Tonight the Town Council of Chapel Hill, North Carolina voted to pass an ordinance broadly protecting members of the LGBTQ community from discrimination. The victory comes in the same week that Hillsborough, NC and Carrboro, … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Calls for Removal of President Donald Trump
The Campaign for Southern Equality joins advocacy organizations from across the country and a bipartisan array of elected officials at every level of government in calling for the removal of Donald Trump from the presidency, … Read More
In Historic Victory, Hillsborough Becomes First North Carolina Municipality to Pass LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections Since Sunset of HB142
HILLSBOROUGH, NC – Tonight the Board of Commissioners in Hillsborough, North Carolina voted to pass an ordinance (see Page 70) broadly protecting members of the LGBTQ community from discrimination. The vote makes Hillsborough, a town … Read More
Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill to Take Up LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinances, First in North Carolina Since HB142 Sunset
Next week, local elected leaders in Hillsborough, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill will discuss ordinances that would extend nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people in key areas, including employment, housing, and public spaces. The ordinances make these … Read More
With Senators-Elect Warnock and Ossoff Ensuring Pro-Equality Majority, U.S. Congress Must Take Action on LGBTQ Nondiscrimination and Other Issues in 2021
As we continue to condemn the extremism on display at the Capitol today, we also celebrate the election of Senators-Elect Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, whose Georgia races were called by multiple outlets. Their … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Statement on Anti-Democratic Violence at U.S. Capitol
The Campaign for Southern Equality condemns the disturbing anti-democratic violence at the U.S. Capitol today, and we pray for safety for all in Washington, D.C. and across our nation. The integrity of elections, the peaceful … Read More
