HB 1523, the nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBT law, has gone into effect across Mississippi. This law is part of a wave of so-called religious exemption laws that are a backlash to the legalization of marriage … Read More
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Fighting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the LGBTQ South
One half of all HIV diagnoses nationally occur in the South and 52 percent of all AIDS deaths occur in our region, according to the Center for Disease Control. Simply put, HIV is a crisis in … Read More
Fifth Circuit Denies Rehearing of Mississippi’s HB 1523, Nation’s Most Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has denied the request for a rehearing with the full panel of the Fifth Circuit to plaintiffs in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant III, which … Read More
Roy Moore wins Alabama Senate primary; the crisis of trans youth homelessness
The LGBT South is a weekly email newsletter, compiling national, regional, and local news important to LGBT Southerners. Subscribe to get the latest edition to your inbox every Friday morning and keep up with what … Read More
Shooting at Georgia Tech illustrates some of our most pressing issues
The LGBT South is a weekly email newsletter, compiling national, regional, and local news important to LGBT Southerners. Subscribe to get the latest edition to your inbox every Friday morning and keep up with what … Read More
We Are Family Awarded Grant to Address LGBTQ Youth Homelessness in Charleston
The Campaign for Southern Equality is providing a grant of $3,000 to We Are Family to support the Charleston YOUth Count. This will be the first ever assessment of youth housing instability and food insecurity … Read More
Trans Leadership Initiative: Interview with Suzy Geronimo
The former director of the Southern Equality Fund Chloe Stuber interviewed Suzy Geronimo, Founder and Executive Director of FUM (Fuerza y Unión Múltiple), and member of the Trans Leadership Initiative (TLI). Suzy Geronimo is from Cherán, … Read More
Religious freedom debate picks up with Colorado baker case
The LGBT South is a weekly email newsletter, compiling national, regional, and local news important to LGBT Southerners. Subscribe to get the latest edition to your inbox every Friday morning and keep up with what … Read More
Pay it Forward: A New Way To Fund Grassroots LGBTQ Organizing In The South
Responsive Philanthropy Summer 2017, a publication of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, recently featured an article written by CSE’s Executive Director Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara. The article gives an in-depth look into our analysis behind … Read More
DACA decision, hurricane season devastate LGBTQ immigrant communities
The LGBT South is a weekly email newsletter, compiling national, regional, and local news important to LGBT Southerners. Subscribe to get the latest edition to your inbox every Friday morning and keep up with what … Read More
