Today the House of Delegates in Virginia voted to pass the Virginia Values Act (HB1663 and SB868), which would establish comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people across the state. The legislation also passed a third … Read More
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200+ Medical Professionals in Southern States Sign Statement Opposing Legislation Prohibiting Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Youth
Today more than 200 medical professionals from across the South released a statement expressing strong opposition to a new legislation that has been filed in states across the country, including a cluster of Southern states, … Read More
Virginia On Track to Become First State in the South to Fully Protect Minors from Anti-LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’
This week, on Monday, February 3, the House of Delegates in Virginia passed a bill to protect young people under the age of 18 from ‘conversion therapy,’ the dangerous and discredited practice through which licensed mental … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Launches Fifth Year of Southern Equality Fund, Providing Critical Funding to LGBTQ Grassroots Organizers Across the South
For the fifth consecutive year, the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) has reopened applications for its Southern Equality Fund, which provides a pipeline of resources, including direct funding and training, to Southern grassroots advocates who … Read More