Following the passage and implementation of HB1080 a law that prohibits access to medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth in South Dakota, community advocates are coming together for a virtual event focused on helping families … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Campaign for Southern Equality’s Dr. Austin Johnson Talks to CNN on Trump Election
This week, Dr. Austin Johnson, Director of our Southern Equality Research and Policy Center and professor at Kenyon College, told CNN that Donald Trump’s anti-transgender rhetoric and policies are having a very real, negative … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality and Raquel Willis Release Video For Trans Awareness Week to Rally Supporters Before Landmark Supreme Court Case
Today, the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Raquel Willis released a powerful animated video to share the work of CSE’s Trans Youth Emergency Project (TYEP), which provides financial and logistical support to the families … Read More
How We Move Forward After the 2024 Election
I was up late last night and am guessing many of you were, too. This morning, as we got the kids off to school, my wife Meghann and I told our 10-year-old that Donald Trump … Read More
North Carolina Rejects Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson by Electing Josh Stein
News outlets have forecasted that Josh Stein has won the North Carolina Gubernatorial election. In electing Stein, voters have endorsed his long track record of supporting LGBTQ+ equality and also decisively rejected Mark Robinson, an … Read More
Today, we’re voting for LGBTQ+ futures
Today, tens of millions of Americans are heading to the polls – and millions already have, thanks to early voting and absentee ballots. We’re bringing our hopes, fears, and dreams for a better world to … Read More
“We Need The Togetherness”: Queer Community in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene
It’s been over a month since our Western North Carolina region was hit by Hurricane Helene, a catastrophic storm that caused loss and damage far exceeding any predictions. People died, and some are still unaccounted … Read More
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Here Are Some Hispanic LGBTQ+ Activists You Should Know
It may be the middle of October, but it is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month– which begins September 15 and ends on October 15, to coincide with the independence days of multiple Latin … Read More
New LGBTQ+ Resource & Supply Center at CSE!
The Campaign for Southern Equality’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center will be open at our office, 20 Oak Street in downtown Asheville from 11am-5pm once a month. We’ll be helping folks navigate resource and learn to protect … Read More
The Supreme Court Will Soon Hear the Case for Trans Healthcare
In the months ahead, the Supreme Court will hear U.S. v. Skrmetti, the case against Tennessee’s ban on hormone therapy for transgender youth – with oral argument likely to be scheduled before the end of … Read More
