Today lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Equality Act, federal legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, credit, education, public accommodations, … Read More
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As COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Ramps Up, New Video Encourages Western NC Residents to Take the Vaccine
Western NC Community Health Services is distributing the vaccine to vulnerable populations now, with broader distribution coming soon. Today Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) released a new video to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, … Read More
Q&A: Cora Webb from We Are Family Sounds Off on Pushing Back Against Regressive Legislation in South Carolina
South Carolina’s 2021 legislative session has been a harsh reminder that complacency is dangerous when dealing with harmful and discriminatory legislation. Just in the past few weeks, a near-total abortion ban passed both chambers of … Read More
As Support for LGBTQ People Grows Across the South, Congress Must Act to Pass the Equality Act
Today lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Equality Act, federal legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, credit, education, public accommodations, federally funded programs, … Read More
Now Open: Emergency Assistance Grants for LGBTQ Southerners
UPDATE 2/4/2021, 3:28pm 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. … Read More
In Major Victory, Florida Commission on Human Relations Affirms That State Nondiscrimination Laws Fully Protect LGBTQ People
Today, February 3, Florida Commission on Human Relations affirmed that Florida’s state laws prohibiting discrimination based on “sex” in employment, housing, and public accommodations also protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in those areas. It’s a … Read More
LGBTQ Organizations in South Carolina Condemn Sen. Cash’s Anti-LGBTQ Tirade on Senate Floor
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
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
