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 their efforts. Indeed, that belief is foundational … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Launching Year 2 of Southern Equality Studios, an Exploration of Art as a Catalyst for LGBTQ Social Justice in the South
This summer our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is excited for the second year of Southern Equality Studios, a project that explores how the arts can be a catalyst and force in achieving … Read More
Hendersonville City Council Passes Proclamation Declaring First-Ever Pride Day to Celebrate LGBTQ Community
Tonight, June 6, the City Council in Hendersonville, North Carolina passed a proclamation in recognition of Hendersonville Pride Day, which will formally celebrate the city’s LGBTQ residents for the first time on June 15. The … Read More
Sharing My Hopes for Grassroots LGBTQ Organizing After 3 Years with the Campaign for Southern Equality
Note from the CSE Team: This week we’re sending our love to Britney Nesbit, who has served on the Campaign for Southern Equality team for three years, fostering the growth of one of our core programs … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Transgender-Inclusive Ruling to Stand
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Doe v. Boyertown Area High School, which in effect upholds a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit that affirms dignity and respect for … Read More
Trump Administration’s Rollback of Healthcare Nondiscrimination Protections Will Disproportionately Harm Transgender Southerners
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new rule change that removes language explicitly protecting transgender people from discrimination in healthcare programs and activities. Earlier this month, the Administration also granted … Read More
Southern Equality Book Club: ‘Girl Made of Stars’ by Ashley Herring Blake
I love reading Young Adult fiction. You may be thinking it’s all angst-ridden vampire teen romance, but… – actually, I’ll give you that, there may, in fact, be a disproportionate amount of both angst and … Read More
Join Us and Asheville City Soccer Club for a Prideraiser Throughout June!
We’re just a few days away from LGBTQ Pride Month – and this year, the Campaign for Southern Equality is teaming up with local advocates in Asheville, NC to provide supporters with a chance to … Read More
U.S. House Passes Bill to Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination
Today 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, federally funded … Read More
Fund Your Summer Projects with the Southern Equality Fund!
At the Campaign for Southern Equality, we know that creating legal and lived equality in the South requires sustained organizing in every community, not just large metro areas. We also know that building grassroots leadership … Read More
