This May, South Carolina passed one of the most extreme gender-affirming care bans in the country, prohibiting transgender youth under 18 from accessing gender-affirming care, as well as preventing public funds, like Medicaid insurance, from … Read More
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Celebrating Pride Month In The Face of Oppression
June is Pride Month – and now more than ever it is imperative for LGBTQ+ people to continue championing for inclusivity and community. With 2024 being an election year, during which we saw 500+ anti-LGBTQ+ … Read More
Federal Judge in Florida Issues Critical Ruling Blocking Anti-Transgender Healthcare Restrictions
Today, June 11, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Hinkle issued a ruling in Doe v. Ladapo against Florida’s SB 254 (and related administrative rules), which restricted access to inclusive healthcare for transgender adults and … Read More
Girl Scout Troop Mails Banned Books to Kids Living Under Book Bans
In the spring of 2024, a North Carolina Girl Scout troop volunteered for a banned book project with a local bookstore. Stacks of censored books had been saved from the shredder in Florida, and the … Read More
South Carolina Governor Signs Anti-Trans Healthcare Ban into Law
Today, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law H.4624, a broad intrusion into medically necessary healthcare for transgender South Carolinians. The law, which takes effect immediately, does the following: Bans medically necessary healthcare for … Read More
Advocates Launch Emergency Resources to Help South Carolina Families of Trans Youth Navigate Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Families of transgender youth in South Carolina are grappling with the passage of H.4624, a broad intrusion into medically necessary healthcare for transgender South Carolinians. A core component would ban medically necessary healthcare for transgender … Read More
Join Our Emergency Town Hall About Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in South Carolina – May 8th at 4PM ET
The South Carolina Senate just passed a dangerous, anti-transgender healthcare bill: H. 4624, which bans medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth, prevents Medicaid and state health insurance plans from covering gender-affirming care, and requires staff … Read More
A Trans Teen Shares What It’s Like Living Under Tennessee’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban
Cecil Robinson is a writer for Campaign for Southern Equality. Whether he’s hanging out with his friends, taking pictures or playing video games, 16-year-old Ethan is making the most of his teenage years. As a … Read More
Meet Our 2024 Southern Healers Grant Recipients
We are so excited to share the work of the twenty recipients of the 2024 Southern Healers grant round, a project of the Healing and Resilience programming! These grants are dedicated to so many of the … Read More
Going the Distance for LGBTQ+ Equality
For Erin McGrady (she/her/hers pronouns) and Caroline Whatley (she/her/hers pronouns), running is more than a means of exercise. For them, running has acted not only as a way to bring them together, but also serves … Read More
