We know that there has been a lot of strife and challenges in our communities and in the world lately. The holiday season can also be difficult for a lot of people. LGBTQ Southerners in … Read More
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Buncombe County Board of Education Passes Implementation Plan for SB49, Anti-LGBTQ+ State Law
Left with no guidance from the NC Department of Public Instruction and facing January 1 deadline, Buncombe County School Board implements dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ law SB49. On Thursday, December 7, the Buncombe County Board of Education … Read More
Hope in Supporting Trans Youth
Click here to donate to the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project. At the Campaign for Southern Equality, we make the choice each day to be relentlessly hopeful. During this time of extraordinary courage and strength … Read More
New Reporting on Medical University of South Carolina Details Over-Compliance with Anti-Transgender Legislative Attacks, Causing Harm to Transgender Youth and their Families
Today, new reporting from ProPublica details the far-reaching impacts of a South Carolina budget proviso passed in 2022 that targeted the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and threatened the institution’s state funding if it … Read More
As Laws that Restrict Gender-Affirming Care Take Effect Across the South, Overcompliance Leads to Compounding Harms for Transgender Youth and their Families
The Campaign for Southern Equality’s Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project has provided navigation resources and $300,000 in emergency funding to 600+ families and individuals impacted by gender affirming care bans, and is also mapping reports … Read More