Subscribe to our mailing list QUOTE OF THE WEEK “It’s about whether queer people can participate in public life. Can we go out in public at all? Can we go to the movie theater? Can we … Read More
The Latest from CSE
WNCCHS and Campaign for Southern Equality Launch GOTV Initiative
As early voting rates in Buncombe County continue to outpace the rest of the state, Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) and the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) have launched a new non-partisan effort … Read More
WNCCHS and Campaign for Southern Equality Launch GOTV Initiative
As early voting rates in Buncombe County continue to outpace the rest of the state, Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) and the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) have launched a new non-partisan effort … Read More
OUT in the High Country
“Clothing!,” one participant shouted. “Leg hair!,” shouted another. Makeup. Accessories. Hip-to-shoulder ratio. Voice pitch. Shoes. Facial hair. Ivy and Fletcher recorded each of these responses on flip-chart pages stuck to the wall. They had just … Read More
OUT in the High Country
“Clothing!,” one participant shouted. “Leg hair!,” shouted another. Makeup. Accessories. Hip-to-shoulder ratio. Voice pitch. Shoes. Facial hair. Ivy and Fletcher recorded each of these responses on flip-chart pages stuck to the wall. They had just … Read More
Resisting HB2: New Resource for Trans Community in NC
HB2 is still on the books in North Carolina, a reality that transgender people must navigate each day. To support her transgender clients, Asheville attorney Meghann Burke is providing personalized letters for folks to … Read More
Plaintiffs file appeal of SB2 ruling to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Plaintiffs challenging SB2, an anti-LGBT law in North Carolina, have immediately filed an appeal to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a federal district court ruling dismissing their case. Judge Max … Read More
Supporting Southern Trans Organizers
“If I didn’t have hope knowing that there was a better tomorrow, I would’ve already given up, because my community is so underserved and I am the only resource where I live for Trans women … Read More
Supporting Southern Trans Organizers
“If I didn’t have hope knowing that there was a better tomorrow, I would’ve already given up, because my community is so underserved and I am the only resource where I live for Trans women … Read More
Federal Court Hearing Set for SB2, North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT “Magistrate Recusal” Law
On August 8 at 9:30 a.m. in Asheville, U.S. District Court Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. will hold a hearing in Ansley v. Warren, the federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 2. Passed in 2015, Senate … Read More
