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HB 2 arguments to be heard Aug. 1; Miss. Attorney General will not appeal HB 1523
JULY 14, 2016 When Everyone Can Be ‘Queer’, Is Anyone? By Jenna Wortham, New York Times Magazine “The speed with which modern society has adapted to accommodate the world’s vast spectrum of gender and sexual identities … Read More
Trans Employment Clinic and Job Fair to Take Place in Asheville
The Campaign for Southern Equality has organized the first-ever Trans Employment Clinic and Job Fair in Asheville. These joint events are designed to connect the Transgender community in WNC with support related to job-readiness and … Read More
Funding the Future of Queer Youth in NC
The Campaign for Southern Equality is thrilled to announce the most recent round of grantees of the Southern Equality Fund. Last month, CSE awarded $3,350 to nine groups and individuals working to support Queer youth across NC. … Read More
Funding the Future of Queer Youth in NC
By Chloe Stuber, Hometown Organizing Project Director, Campaign for Southern Equality The Campaign for Southern Equality is thrilled to announce the most recent round of grantees of the Southern Equality Fund. Last month, CSE awarded $3,350 to … Read More
Mississippi HB 1523 – The Law to Evade Obergefell
By Jordan Terry It has been almost a year since marriage equality became the law of the land, ensuring that same-sex couples could marry in every state. But in the year since the historic Obergefell … Read More
Nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBT law headed to Federal Court in Mississippi week of June 20th
The nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBT law, HB 1523, is headed to federal court in Jackson, Mississippi this week for a series of hearings before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. Passed this spring, HB 1523 … Read More
Funding for Orlando
The horrific attack that took place in Orlando on Latin Night at Pulse — when 49 individuals, primarily LGBTQ Latinx, were killed — weighs heavily on our hearts. We are grieving, we are angry. And we are also called to … Read More
New Complaint Challenges Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law HB 1523, Seeking Preliminary Injunction
On Monday, a motion for preliminary injunction was filed challenging the constitutionality of HB 1523, a sweeping anti-LGBT Mississippi law, under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. This followed the filing on Friday evening … Read More
