Last night, we held our first training for members of CSE’s Action Team. Thanks so much to Paul Choi, Rachelle Sorensen-Cox, Heather Laine Talley, Marcie Walker, Michael Holcombe, and Lee Crayton for sharing their evening … Read More
The Latest from CSE
Asheville Hate Crime Highlights Need for LGBT-Sensitive Policing
WLOS reports that when Luke Hankins was assaulted last week, his attackers targeted him because they thought he was gay, despite the fact that he is straight. Then, when the Asheville Police Department (APD) was … Read More
Hate Crime in Asheville, NC
On July 14, 2011 an unidentified 27-year-old man was assaulted in Asheville, NC, by a group of four attackers who targeted him because they believed him to be gay. The man is currently recovering from … Read More
When Discrimination Occurs, You’re Not Alone
Part of CSE’s message to LGBT folks across the South is that when anti-LGBT incidents occurs, you are not alone. But it also takes courage to report such incidents. Thanks to Olivier Odom for her … Read More
July 30 Family Dinner
Join us for CSE’s July 30 Family Dinner! Check out – and share – the invite. What: Eat good food, meet good people, connect directly to CSE’s actions for equality. When: Saturday, July 30, … Read More
CSE’s Boston Team to Launch
If you’re in the Boston area and care about LGBT rights in the South, this one’s for you! Based in Asheville, NC, CSE is also building communities of support in Boston, MA and San Francisco, … Read More
Building CSE’s Foundation
A surprising number of the lessons I learned working construction are proving helpful as we launch CSE. Like: the walls you build won’t be true – or stay up – unless you’ve first built a … Read More
Save the Date: July 30 Family Dinner
If you’re in Western North Carolina, join us for CSE’s next Family Dinner: Saturday, July 30, 5:00 – 7:00 PM Carrier Pavilion Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road, Asheville, NC 28806 Home-cooked food. Good people. Action … Read More
Asheville Has Highest Rate of Same-Sex Couples Among NC Cities
“Asheville has the highest rate [of same-sex couples] of any city in the state at 19 per 1,000, with 737 couples,” according to a new report from The Williams Institute, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times in … Read More
Local Reactions to LGB Census Numbers
Check out this WLOS story on LGB Census figures in Western NC and local reactions.
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