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
The Latest from CSE
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 ([email protected]), 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
Lindsey Wilson Reflects On 7 Years With CSE As She Says Farewell
It’s a bittersweet moment at the Campaign for Southern Equality as we prepare for Lindsey Wilson’s transition from our staff team. We are thrilled for Lindsey about her new job at Rural Support Partners and … Read More
Reflections on Art and Activism
By Maya Washington, Tzedek Social Justice Fellow Art as activism has had a long history in civil rights movements all over the world. Nina Simone, legendary singer and musician, pushed to redefine beauty standards with … Read More
Southern Equality Studio – a new project, an age-old idea
In May, we launched the Southern Equality Studio, a new CSE project to explore how the arts can be a catalyst and force in achieving LGBTQ equality – both legal and lived – in the … Read More
Fighting the HIV/AIDS Crisis in the South
By Britney Nesbit, Southern Equality Fund Coordinator One half of all national HIV diagnoses occur in the South and 52 percent of all AIDS deaths occur in our region, according to data from the Centers … Read More
From Asheville to Greenville to Selma to Memphis
During the first week of May, four members of the Campaign for Southern Equality Team hit the road. They traveled across the South to coordinate focus groups on transgender health as part of our Southern LGBTQ … Read More
