Great news today out of Virginia, where a federal judge has ruled in favor of Gavin Grimm, a young transgender man who has made headlines since 2015, when he filed a lawsuit against Gloucester County … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Campaign for Southern Equality Awards Community Grants to Fuel Southern Organizations’ LGBTQ Health Equity Efforts
New round of grants promotes innovations in providing health care to better serve LGBTQ Southerners The Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) has awarded $30,000 in community grants focused on transforming the landscape of LGBTQ health … Read More
Gov. Cooper Signs Executive Order, Making NC First Southern State to Take Statewide Action on Anti-LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’
Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order directing the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services to ensure that no taxpayer dollars are used for conversion therapy for minors, including North … Read More
Meet the Newest Team Members at the Campaign for Southern Equality
It’s been an exciting few months at the Campaign for Southern Equality as we’ve been growing our team. These new team members bring so much leadership and heart to our work to achieve legal and lived equality across … Read More
Removing Funding Barriers for LGBTQ Grassroots Organizers: Debriefing the Southern Movement Infrastructure Exchange
At the Campaign for Southern Equality, we’ve been saying for a long time that grassroots leaders have the potential to transform the South – but they need the funding and support to sustain and amplify … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality to Highlight LGBTQ Artists in Asheville with ‘Up/Rooted’ Exhibition
On August 23, local artists Liz Williams and Al Murray will host an opening reception for the exhibition of their collaborative multimedia project Up/Rooted. The exhibition will be on display at REVOLVE in Asheville from … Read More
Join CSE at One World Brewing West for Two Voter Registration Events This Week!
The Campaign for Southern Equality is all about turning out the vote across the South, which is why we’re registering voters in the build up to critical local, state and federal elections in 2020. We’re … Read More
Settlement Brings Relief to Transgender North Carolinians While Highlighting the Vital Work Ahead to Protect LGBTQ People Statewide
Today a federal judge approved a settlement in a years-long case against North Carolina House Bill 142. The agreement bars the state of North Carolina from citing HB142 to bar transgender people in NC from … Read More
In Candid Panel Discussion for Southern Equality Studios, Queer Artists Share Their Stories
At the end of June, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality was thrilled to host a kick-off to our second year with Southern Equality Studios, a project that explores how the arts can … Read More
Trans and Nonbinary Southerners Share Stories of Employment Discrimination in Brief to U.S. Supreme Court
Dozens of “friend-of-the-court” briefs were submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of ending anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace in July 2019 – and one of the briefs in particular shines a light on … Read More
