Over the past year in the United States, at least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed. Ninety-one percent of these people were black transgender women, and sixty-eight percent lived in Southern states. …
South Carolina
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Two Great Funding Opportunities for Transgender Southerners on Trans Day of Visibility
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual day dedicated to elevating and celebrating the stories and experiences of transgender people across the country. To honor this day, the Campaign for Southern Equality is highlighting …
South Carolina Lawmaker Pre-Files LGBTQ Bill for 2019 Session
Southern lawmakers are already gearing up for a busy 2019, preparing for the beginning of the year’s legislative sessions – and we are glad to see that dignity and equality for LGBTQ people is on …
On Heels of 4th Circuit Ruling, LGBT Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Greenville, South Carolina
On Monday the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The same day South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced he would continue to defend the …
Upcoming WE DO actions: July and August
We’re winning in the courts. We’re winning case after case, as we head back to the Supreme Court for a 50-state ruling on marriage equality. But now is not the time to sit by and …
Ivy and Misha stand up for marriage equality in South Carolina
Ivy and Misha live in Piedmont, S.C. and are engaged to be married. The strength they exhibited as they applied for a marriage license says it all: love will free us and love will win. …
Ra’Shawn and Kelvin
Pastor Ra’Shawn & Kelvin Barlow-Flournoy June 2010 Pastor Ra’Shawn met Pastor Kelvin at Holy Convocation in Atlanta, Georgia. The mention if they were meant for one another was never a question. From day one they …
LGBT couples across the South stand up for equality
Since January 1st, 26 LGBT couples from across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have stood up for marriage equality in their home states. The WE DO Campaign involves LGBT couples in the Southern …
Well, yeah 2012 was pretty busy for CSE
2012 was the first full-year of operations for the Campaign for Southern Equality and boy was it a doozy. In chronological order here are the top 10 things CSE did during 2012. 1. From Jan. 17 …