Southern lawmakers are already gearing up for a busy 2019, preparing for the beginning of the year’s legislative sessions – and we are glad to see that dignity and equality for LGBTQ people is on … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Groundbreaking New Report Shows Urgent Needs, Reasons for Hope
Today, the Campaign for Southern Equality and Western NC Community Health Services published a groundbreaking new executive report on transgender health in the South. “The Report of the 2018 Southern Trans Health Focus Group Project” … Read More
Shop for Equality
CSE is hosting its second annual Shop for Equality on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Participating Asheville-area businesses will donate 5% of proceeds to CSE and all funds will go towards our work for full LGBTQ … Read More
Farewell to Aaron Sarver After 7 Years at the Campaign for Southern Equality
This week, after seven years with the Campaign for Southern Equality, our Communications Director Aaron Sarver is stepping down to work on diversion programs with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Quentin Miller. Jasmine … Read More
The Southern LGBTQ Health Survey
Note: This survey is closed as of March 2019. The Campaign for Southern Equality will publish results from the survey in September 2019. Share your experiences to help improve LGBTQ health care in the South! … Read More
Take Action: Oppose the Brett Kavanaugh Nomination for Supreme Court
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has a long track record of positions that are hostile to civil rights, including LGBTQ rights and reproductive justice. If he is confirmed, it could set into motion a … Read More
Free Name Change Clinic: October 17 in Asheville, NC
When: October 17 | 5:30 – 6:45 PM Where: Western NC Community Health Services (WNCCHS), 257 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC What: Come join us for a free Legal Name Change Clinic! Led by local attorney … Read More
Let Your Pride Always Shine: Limited-edition Posters Now Available
We’ve loved getting to collaborate with two amazing local artists, Liz Williams and Macon York (pictured below), to create this limited-edition run of letterpress posters. Let Your Pride Always Shine, we say. To buy one, … Read More
Mississippi’s HB1523: Updates and Resources
HB1523, the nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBTQ law, remains in effect across Mississippi. People who experience discrimination can report it to CSE by calling or texting our hotline (828.242.1559), by email (info@southernequality.org), through this online form, … Read More
Moving Money in the South: Meet our Resource Mobilization Team
In June 2018, the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) launched its second iteration of the Southern Equality Fund Advisory Council, now known as the Resource Mobilization Team. As part of our Southern Equality Fund, the … Read More