CSE held two grassroots convenings in Mississippi and Alabama awarding $3500 through the Southern Equality Fund, and ramps up for the annual LGBT* in the South conference March 18-20 in Asheville, North Carolina. We held … Read More
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From Hattiesburg to Birmingham to Asheville
By Chloe Stuber, Hometown Organizing Project Coordinator CSE held two grassroots convenings in Mississippi and Alabama awarding $3500 through the Southern Equality Fund, and ramps up for the annual LGBT* in the South conference March … Read More
Pride and protest in Hattiesburg, MS
By Felicia Blow My first trip with the Campaign for Southern Equality and my first trip to the Deep South were one and the same. Although I’ve lived in the South all my life, I’ve … Read More
A look back at 2015 in photos from CSE
It’s been quite a year in the #LGBTSouth. This photo recap highlights the best of 2015. Andrea and Becky address the media after a hearing at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans … Read More
First out elected was not Harvey Milk, Southern judges defy SCOTUS
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 felicia@southernequality.org. TOP STORIES DECEMBER 17, 2015 … Read More
$20 million devoted to transgender causes, NC magistrate law challenged
TOP STORIES DECEMBER 10, 2015 NATIONAL Marco Rubio pledges to reverse Obama’s LGBT executive order By Chris Johnson, The Washington Post“Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has pledged to reverse President Obama’s executive order barring … Read More
Legal Challenge Filed Against SB2, North Carolina “Magistrate Recusal” Law
On December 9th, six plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 2, the state law passed in defiance of federal court orders that struck down Amendment One and declared that marriage is a fundamental … Read More
Joining the CSE Team as LGBT Rights Toolkit Coordinator
By Ivy Hill As a long time supporter of the Campaign for Southern Equality (more on that later), I’m excited about my work in my new role as CSE’s LGBT Rights Toolkit Coordinator. The LGBT … Read More
World AIDS Day, Ohio highway commemorates Leelah Alcorn
TOP STORIES DECEMBER 3, 2015 NATIONAL Obama’s quiet transgender revolution By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post “Years before the White House was lit in rainbow colors celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage, President … Read More
Support the Campaign for Southern Equality on #GivingTuesday
In 2015, we saw incredible progress in LGBT rights across the South. What had seemed decades away just a few years ago is now within our grasp — legal equality for LGBT individuals and families. After the Supreme Court … Read More
