On October 5, during the first day of the new U.S. Supreme Court term, the Court denied review in a case brought by Kim Davis, who made headlines in 2015 when she refused to issue … Read More
The Latest from CSE
The Election is a Month Away – Do You Have a Plan to Vote?
The election is a month away, and there’s a lot happening. We know you’ve been following along with news about President Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the debates, and the continued movement against … Read More
Transgender Trailblazers and Activist Educators: Tatiana Williams and Carson Graham
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. When Tatiana Williams was growing up in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, a place known for its high crime rates, poverty, … Read More
Black Lives Matter: Virtual Meet-and-Greet with Southern Equality Fund Grantees
2020 did not come to play with us. It has been a jarring few months for most everyone, and especially Black LGBTQ people who have been on a roller coaster of emotions – from pain … Read More
Southern Equality Book Club: Q&A with Saeed Jones, Author of How We Fight for Our Lives
If you have been struggling to focus on anything recently, you are not alone. With so much going on in the world – from a global pandemic to a long overdue reckoning about anti-Black racism … Read More
Farewell – and Thank You – to Katie Watson, CSE’s Longtime Board Chair
It’s hard to know where to begin in describing the heart and soul that Katie Watson has poured into the Campaign for Southern Equality. It started in 2004, when the first seeds of our work … Read More
Now Open: New Grants Supporting Black-Led Organizing in the LGBTQ South, Funded by East Fork Pottery
This week the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) opened a special grant round dedicated to resourcing and celebrating the Black-led organizing across the LGBTQ South. Grants of up to $1,000 will support Black LGBTQ organizers … Read More
In the Heart of the South, a New Love for LGBTQ Students: Progress at Jacksonville State University
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. As a graduate of JSU in the 1980s, I can attest to the pervasiveness of homophobia that permeated the campus. Jacksonville, Alabama, … Read More
How I Led my GSA to Take Down an Anti-LGBTQ State Law in South Carolina
Note: This piece was written by Eli Bundy, a rising junior at a high school in South Carolina. They are the president of their school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance, which served as the named plaintiff … Read More
Have You Experienced Anti-Transgender Healthcare Discrimination? We Want to Hear From You
Transgender people living in the South know all too well the impact of anti-LGBTQ healthcare discrimination. So often, trans folks are turned away from providers, treated with disrespect, or forced to educate their providers about … Read More
