We’re very excited to announce our keynote for the 2016 LGBT* in the South conference – a panel on criminal justice and LGBTQ issues featuring an amazing lineup of leaders. Urvashi Vaid of The Vaid Group, … Read More
The Latest from CSE
New birth certificates for trans Texans, attacks on healthcare access
TOP STORIES JANUARY 14, 2015 NATIONAL This is the problem facing LGBT equality, Moore or Less By Jonathan Capehart, The Washington Post “Roy Moore is the Hiroo Onoda of the U.S. culture wars.” “The latter is the Japanese … Read More
New wave of anti-LGBT bills engulfs the South as 2016 begins
TOP STORIES JANUARY 7, 2016 NATIONAL Can States Protect LGBT Rights Without Compromising Religious Freedom? By Emma Green, The Atlantic “The irony of gay marriage becoming legal in the United States is that it has made … Read More
From Hattiesburg to Birmingham to Asheville
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
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 [email protected]. 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
