As part of the “Refuse to Lie” campaign, legally married same-sex couples in North Carolina are jointly filing their state tax returns in North Carolina, despite a directive by the NC Department of Revenue for … Read More
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Calling for Equality in Mississippi
On March 11th, the Mississippi state House amended SB 2681 (the controversial Arizona-style anti-gay bill) to remove the broad and vague “religious exemption” section of the bill before sending the bill to a study committee. We’ll keep … Read More
Take Action on Mississippi “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (SB 2681)
MARCH 11 UPDATE: The House Judiciary Committee passed SB 2681 in amended form on March 4. The amended version does NOT address concerns about the bill and is still a license to discriminate against LGBT people … Read More
Mississippi “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (SB 2681)
The Mississippi state Senate unanimously passed the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” (SB 2681) on Jan. 31. Debate by the state House could begin in committee as early as February 27th. This bill is similar to … Read More
Southern LGBT Organizers Gather at 1st Annual Conference
On February 28 and March 1, more than 200 organizers from 8 Southern states will converge in Asheville, NC, for the 1st annual LGBT* in the South conference. The Campaign for Southern Equality is excited to … Read More
NC couples stand up to Amendment One on Valentine’s Day
Two married same-sex couples from Buncombe County, North Carolina braved the snow today to record their legal marriage licenses at the Register of Deeds office as part of the WE DO Campaign. Matt and Shannon … Read More
Virginia Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Highlights That North Carolina’s Amendment One is Unconstitutional
Asheville, N.C. (February 14, 2014) – Last night, Judge Arenda Wright Allen of U.S. District Court in Virginia struck down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage stating that it is in violation of the U.S. Constitution. … Read More
The 7 best equality photos from the Moral March
On Saturday, 80,000 to a 100,000 people made history at the Moral March in Raleigh, NC. People from all over NC and across the country joined the NC NAACP in marching for a fair and just North … Read More
March With Us!
This Saturday, I’ll be joining upwards of 20,000 people in Raleigh, NC, for the Moral March, led by Rev. Barber and the NC NAACP. In what is shaping up to be the largest march in … Read More
North Carolina Attorney General Cooper should cease to defend Amendment One
Asheville, N.C. (January 24, 2014) – Yesterday Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that his office will cease to defend Virginia’s ban against same-sex marriage in a federal lawsuit that is progressing through the courts. … Read More
