Thanks to everyone who was at our August 27 Family Dinner, which brought together over 50 folks from across Western NC to share an amazing meal of favorite family recipes (including a banana pudding for … Read More
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WNC Volunteers Work Against Anti-Gay Amendment
In this story, WLOS News 13 covers Equality NC’s Asheville efforts to defeat the anti-gay amendment and our August 17 phone bank, which brought together volunteers from Asheville, Black Mountain and Hendersonville.
Read MoreAsheville Works to Beat Anti-Gay Amendment
The Asheville Citizen Times covers phone banks and other efforts in Asheville to beat the anti-gay amendment. If you’d like to be part of these efforts, come to a phone bank, held every Wednesday (from … Read More
Heather and Lee
Action: Heather and Lee wrote a commentary about being LGBT in the South that appeared in the Mountain XPress, a weekly paper in Asheville, NC, that reaches thousands. They also wrote a companion piece sharing … Read More
Join us for our August 27 Family Dinner
We hope you can make it to our August 27, 2011 Family Dinner. Family Dinners bring together LGBT folks and allies of all ages (kids welcome!) to share a home-cooked meal and connect directly to … Read More
Continued Coverage of Dollywood Incident
The New York Times covers Dolly Parton’s statement of support and Olivier Odom and Jennifer Tipton’s continued efforts to clarify Dollywood’s policies.
Read MoreTennessee Couple Expresses Belief in Marriage Equality as Media Covers Dollywood Story
On July 9, 2011, Olivier Odom and her wife, Jennifer Tipton, visited Splash Country at Dollywood with their friend’s daughters. Before entering the park, Odom was instructed to turn her t-shirt, which read “Marriage is … Read More
Oppose the Anti-Gay Amendment in NC
Our partner, Equality North Carolina, is working around the clock to make sure that NC legislators know how many people in our state oppose the proposed anti-gay amendment (a.k.a. SB 106/HB 777). If you are … Read More
CSE Volunteers Ready to Take Action
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
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
