This week, as South Carolina legislators return to Columbia for the start of the 2020 legislative session, advocates for transgender and queer South Carolinians came together to announce a new coalition to advocate for laws … Read More
The Latest from CSE
International Journal of Transgenderism Publishes Peer-Reviewed Piece on Southern Trans Health Focus Group Project
At the end of 2019 the International Journal of Transgenderism, a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal centered on transgender people and experiences, published a new piece from Campaign for Southern Equality staffers. The article captures the findings of the 2018 … Read More
An End-of-Year Letter from Jasmine Beach-Ferrara on What Is Possible for LGBTQ Southerners in the Next Decade
If you’re like me, you’ve been spending a good chunk of your last few days reading stories that reflect on the past decade and predict what comes next. And as we turn the page on … Read More
Southern LGBTQ Health Survey Ambassador Spotlight: Kayla Gore
When Kayla Gore took on the role of being the lead Survey Ambassador for the Southern LGBTQ Health Survey, she knew how critical it was to think about creative ways to fill key gaps in … Read More
Southern Equality Fund Spotlight: Loudoun County Public Schools’ #BigGayBookDrive
Note: This post was written by Charlotte McConnell, steering committee member of Equality Loudoun, an LGBTQ-affirming organization based in Loudoun County, Virginia. The Campaign for Southern Equality has been proud to support Equality Loudoun this … Read More
Tuesday, December 10, 2019: Local Asheville Businesses Support LGBTQ Equality with “Shop for Equality”
On December 10, more than 45 Asheville-area businesses will participate in Shop for Equality, a day of giving to benefit the Campaign for Southern Equality’s (CSE), an Asheville-based non-profit that promotes full LGBTQ equality across … Read More
Eric Tran on Why He’s Passionate About Being a Donor to the Campaign for Southern Equality
Note: This post was written by Eric Tran, a friend and donor of the Campaign for Southern Equality. In a time when so many people in so many communities in our country are experiencing challenges, … Read More
This World AIDS Day, Let’s Work Toward Change for North Carolinians Living with HIV
NOTE: This opinion piece was written by William Torres Fuentes, who lives in Wake County, NC. We’ve known for years now that the South is the modern-day epicenter of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States, … Read More
As World AIDS Day Approaches, Largest Data Set on LGBTQ Southerners’ Health Experiences Highlights High Rates of HIV and Low Frequency of HIV Testing
On December 1 the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) will acknowledge World AIDS Day, an annual day dedicated to supporting those who are living with HIV, honoring … Read More
Tuesday and Wednesday: Events in Western NC and Upstate SC for Transgender Day of Remembrance
Over the past year in the United States, at least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed. Ninety-one percent of these people were black transgender women, and sixty-eight percent lived in Southern states. … Read More
