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
The Latest from CSE
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
HB 2 trial set for November; The hidden LGBT hunger crisis
THE LGBT SOUTH is a weekly email newsletter from the Campaign for Southern Equality that highlights the voices and experiences of LGBT people living in the South. Send feedback and story tips to [email protected]. Subscribe to our mailing list Email … Read More
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
