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
The Latest from CSE
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
Lawsuit filed in Tenn. RFRA; #HireTrans campaign launches
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
A Trans Vocabulary Lesson
With so much anti-trans legislation and misinformation out there these days, we thought a quick lesson in the right (and wrong) vocabulary to use when fighting back would be helpful. First and foremost: TRANSGENDER IS … Read More
Lawsuits fly in N.C. and Miss.; Loretta Lynch makes history
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
We’re Challenging Mississippi’s HB 1523 in Court!
Today, the Campaign for Southern Equality moved to reopen its prior lawsuit, Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, which had overturned Mississippi’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples, to incorporate a challenge to the constitutionality … Read More
Justice Dept. rules HB2 a Civil Rights violation
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
Moral Monday Round-up: Repeal Hate Bill 2
On Monday April 25th the North Carolina General Assembly opened the 2016 legislative session in Raleigh and we were there with thousands of others to welcome them back with a simple message: repeal House Bill … Read More
Louisiana Governor signs Executive Order on LGBT rights
TOP STORIES APRIL 14, 2016 NATIONAL Turning Back Time By Washington Post Editorial Board “SOME DEGREE of backlash to the Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage was to be expected. That does not excuse the … Read More
