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
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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
Congressional forum on violence against transgender community
Top stories (Week of 11/19/15) Why Money Didn’t Dry Up for LGBT Organizations By Kerry Eleveld, The Advocate “Marriage has also been unusual; philanthropists generally tend to be more apolitical in their giving, and same-sex marriage … Read More
TDOR 2015 in Asheville
Our community’s observance of the 17th International Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held in downtown Asheville, at Pritchard Park at 7:00 pm on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Organized by Tranzmission with support from The Campaign for Southern … Read More
What Hattiesburg’s First Pride Parade Means for the LGBT South
Post-marriage we have a lot of work to do. We’ve all known that our work in the South wasn’t going to end with one court ruling, no matter how historically significant and validating it was. Our next phase … Read More
White House endorses Equality Act, Miss. adoption hearing
Top stories (Week of 11/12/15) White House Endorses LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill By Ruby Mellen, Huffington Post “The White House has endorsed historic legislation that would give lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals full federal protection … Read More
Registration open for the 2016 LGBT* in the South conference
Registration is now open for the 2016 LGBT* in the South conference taking place March 18-20 in Asheville, North Carolina! http://www.lgbtinthesouth.com/register/ Each year at the LGBT* in the South conference, hundreds have gathered in Asheville to … Read More
