Southern Equality
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The Campaign for Southern Equality works across the South for legal and lived LGBTQ equality. Join us: https://t.co/3pkYO8szRE #lgbtqsouth
Asheville, NC
Joined February 2011
Trans youth nationwide are under attack: 25 states have passed gender-affirming care bans. These awful bans have expanded beyond the South, so we’re taking our support national 🏳️⚧️ Today, we’re launching the Trans Youth Emergency Project. Get support: https://t.co/sVFclDWwC0
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A bit of hopeful news for gender-affirming care access in Georgia. This week, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that halts the enforcement of a law banning gender-affirming care for those incarcerated by the state. Read more ➡️
atlpresscollective.com
The Georgia Department of Corrections was ordered to disregard SB 185 and resume offering medically necessary hormone replacement therapy.
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The Supreme Court has rejected South Carolina's request to block a trans student from using the boy's restroom at his school. This is a major victory, but unfortunately the bathroom ban remains in effect for thousands of other K-12 students across SC.
newsweek.com
Justices decline South Carolina's bid, leaving in place an order allowing a transgender teen restroom access.
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A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits from two VA school districts challenging anti-trans bathroom bans, citing procedural issues. While both school districts are looking for other paths forward for their cases, we are disappointed to see this stall. https://t.co/QMDz7nDaAw
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Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our LGBTQ+ Resource & Resilience Center last month! Looking forward to seeing y'all again September 25th!
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Fairfax and Arlington schools are challenging Trump administration threats to strip millions in funding over their inclusive policies for transgender students. Their stand affirms student rights and could strengthen protections nationwide. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/JqDa7RCbLD
politico.com
Fairfax and Arlington County's school districts are among five systems that were designated as “high risk” recipients of federal funds by the Trump administration.
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All students deserve to feel safe and welcome in schools– DEI programs are a positive step in that direction that conservative lawmakers are now attempting to reverse. We won’t let them turn the clock back on progress.
texastribune.org
The suit alleges the new state law unconstitutionally silences the viewpoints of students and teachers. The law’s supporters say DEI programs use public funds to promote political agendas.
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Corrected date! Join us Thursday, September 18th in conversation with Dr. Jennifer Abbott and Olivia Buckoski of Western North Carolina Community Health Services. Register: https://t.co/G5YnW4cejr
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We are excited to announce the launch of our Back-to-School mini-grants! Student groups, grassroots groups, community-based organizations, or individuals can apply for a $1,000 grant to facilitate programs and projects for LGBTQ+ young people. Apply at: https://t.co/W9qGfeaK4O
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Multiple people have been arrested for coloring FL crosswalks with rainbow chalk. The crosswalks, once painted rainbow by city governments across the state, were painted over, as ordered by President Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis. Read more: https://t.co/XngtebEpx1
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We are currently seeking submissions to The Lavender South! Through The Lavender South, Campaign for Southern Equality seeks to elevate the voices of queer and trans people who call the South their home. Submit your personal essay, poem, or art at: https://t.co/PpB7aWvhqy
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Good news in SC! A federal appeals court ruled that a trans high school student must be allowed to use the boy’s restroom at school, after SC’s Bathroom Ban led to him being bullied and withdrawing from the school last year. Get the facts of the case ⬇️
scdailygazette.com
The Berkeley County student is suing the state over a budget clause requiring transgender students use the restroom aligned with their sex
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600 care packages for queer and trans youth across the South are in the mail 📫thank you so much to every volunteer who helped us pack these up! Please consider donating to support this important project: https://t.co/mw68NaKn5r
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The state's erasure of the Pulse rainbow crosswalk, a memorial to 49 lives, was a cruel act. In defiance, Orlando locals are chalking it back in, showing that queer memory won’t be erased. Read more ▶️
the-independent.com
Crews painted over the colorful memorial honoring the victims of the 2016 Orlando mass shooting, one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent U.S. history
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Although this is a devastating loss for the trans community in Texas, we remain inspired by the fierce advocates in Texas who showed up to fight this bill.
texastribune.org
Senate Bill 8 restricts bathroom use in government buildings and schools to sex assigned at birth.
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🏳️🌈 We know things feel uncertain with the Supreme Court petition on marriage equality but the law, the people, and history are with us. Support is strong, and we’re not backing down. Read more:
usatoday.com
For many Americans, same-sex marriage isn't about politics. It's about letting people live their lives. That's the reality, and it's working.
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Jenna Smith, a 21-year-old Black queer activist and Rhodes Scholar, is using her passion for advocacy to help the wrongfully incarcerated in the Deep South. https://t.co/CAIjcSSoPk
advocate.com
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates, like Jenna Smith, who are already changing the world.
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Partnership announcement! Campaign for Southern Equality is proud to partner with Point of Pride to help launch the Trans Health Survey—a historic, community-led project happening this summer! 📝 Take the survey: https://t.co/PfQbq3sfa0
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Four major Virginia school districts risk losing their federal funding after refusing to enforce the Trump administration's directive to ban transgender students from using bathrooms that match their gender. https://t.co/VyY0AQanps
erininthemorning.com
Following Loudoun County, four more Virginia schools have defied Trump's Department of Education and will continue to allow trans youth to use the bathroom of their gender.
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Faced with cuts to DEI funding that once provided LGBTQ+ student resources, LGBTQ+ college students in Georgia are creating their own, student-led community centers and programs. https://t.co/6SB5zHUxOu
georgiarecorder.com
Canceled pride graduation celebrations. Eliminated resource centers for LGBTQ students. Tighter rules for using a preferred name on class rosters and student IDs. These are some of the casualties on...
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NC’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law is already hurting Buncombe Co. students. The school board now requires students to room by sex assigned at birth on field trips - putting trans youth at risk. CSE’s Craig White of spoke out. Read more ▶️ https://t.co/h1cw7jZmbi
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