In 2023, there was a massive wave of legislation in states across the country to ban or restrict access to gender-affirming for transgender youth. Gender-affirming care bans targeting youth continue to be passed in 2024, … Read More
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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Queer Southern Women
Special Thanks to Nashville Queer History for their help with this article. Each year during Women’s History Month, we celebrate the tenacity and passion of some of history’s most remarkable women. The Campaign for Southern … Read More
Tennessee Teacher Leaves Profession Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies
Note: This interview features a public school teacher in Tennessee – for privacy, her story is shared using a pseudonym, Alex. For many LGBTQ+ students, school can serve as an escape from a difficult home … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Statement on Mark Robinson Becoming Republican Nominee for North Carolina Governor
Tonight, Mark Robinson secured the votes necessary to become the Republican nominee for Governor in North Carolina. Robinson is one of the most virulently anti-LGBTQ+ elected officials in the country. He stoked the flames that allowed … Read More
February 2024 Legislative Update: Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Advancing Across the South
This is the second of regular legislative updates the Campaign for Southern Equality will be releasing in an effort to provide you with up to date and accurate information about the progression of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in … Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Joins 300+ Groups in Demanding Justice for Nex Benedict
Read the Letter On February 7, Nex Benedict was brutally assaulted in the bathroom by his fellow students at Owasso High School. He died the next day. Nex was 16-year-old 2STGNC+ (Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender … Read More
Send a Message of Support to Trans Youth
The last few years been so incredibly challenging for transgender youth and their families in Southern states and across the country. Lawmakers all across the South are passing extreme legislation banning best-practice medical care for … Read More
January 2024 Legislative Update: Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Advancing Across the South
The attack on dignity and freedom for LGBTQ+ Americans has accelerated quickly in 2024, with nearly 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed in the month of January alone. Proposed bills include those that would ban and restrict … Read More
Advocates File Federal Complaint Featuring Testimonials from Students, Parents and Educators Underlining How NC’s “Don’t Say LGBTQ+” Law Violates Title IX
The complaint, filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice, includes accounts of harm and hostility from 24 North Carolina students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Today the … Read More
As Ohio Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto of Ban on Medically Necessary Care for Trans Youth, Advocates Launch Emergency Resources to Help Impacted Families
Ohio families are now eligible for support from the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project, including grant funding and patient navigation services. COLUMBUS – Yesterday the Ohio Senate voted to override Governor Mike DeWine’s December veto … Read More
