A new report from The Campaign for Southern Equality documents how conservative lawmakers at both the state and federal level are finding new policy pathways to restrict access to gender-affirming care for youth and adults […] The post Report: The New Policy Pathways Anti-Trans Policymakers Are Using to Intensify and Nationalize Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care appeared first on Campaign for Southern Equality.| Campaign for Southern Equality
After Hurricane Helene, I was in survival mode. Everything was moving fast and slow at the same time. Our home had flooded, a tree fell and blocked us in, and when the power came back […] The post Building a warm and welcome space for our community after Hurricane Helene appeared first on Campaign for Southern Equality.| Campaign for Southern Equality
In response to an Executive Order from President Donald Trump, over 20 clinics have announced that they are ceasing gender-affirming care for youth under 19, or are no longer accepting new youth patients. We know […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
The Campaign for Southern Equality is hiring for a new part-time position – Special Assistant to the Executive Director. Details on the position and how to apply are below. About Campaign for Southern Equality: The […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
Last month, the North Carolina State Legislature overrode Governor Stein’s veto of multiple bills, including H.B. 805, an attack on the rights of LGBTQ+ and especially transgender North Carolinians. H.B. 805 is just one of […] The post What does HB805, North Carolina’s latest Anti-LGBTQ+ Law, Do? appeared first on Campaign for Southern Equality.| Campaign for Southern Equality
My cheeks flush as everyone stares at me, nobody knowing how to break the silence. It’s February 2022 and I’m at a nature center with fellow graduate students, all of us in a Master of […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
Many parents of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth have big feelings about the recent court rulings, orders, and bills affecting their kids. We’re committed to providing a safe, welcoming space for these brave young folks […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
In January 2025, a ban on some gender-affirming surgeries for youth went into effect in New Hampshire. In June of this year, two laws passed in New Hampshire (HB 377 and HB 712), which together […] The post New Hampshire Governor Signs Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Ban into Law appeared first on Campaign for Southern Equality.| Campaign for Southern Equality
It’s difficult to watch so many clinics overcomplying with the Trump Administration’s Executive Order targeting trans youth healthcare by shuttering their services for young transgender patients. As of this week, multiple clinics in Arizona, Illinois, […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
It’s no secret that the current administration continues to try everything possible to erase LGBTQ+ people. Most recently, we’ve witnessed the removal of queer culture and history on a national scale. As history has shown, […] The post Our Living Record – Highlighting LGBTQ+ Resilience in the Face of Erasure appeared first on Campaign for Southern Equality.| Campaign for Southern Equality
Max was born in The Netherlands, but moved to Texas before he started elementary school. Max is currently a junior in high school, and came out as transgender at a young age. Max works with […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
In its latest attack on LGBTQ+ communities, the Trump administration is shutting down the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline as of July 17. In a statement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
The Campaign for Southern Equality is hiring for a new Full-Time Staff Position – the Program Director of the Trans Youth Emergency Project. Details on the position and how to apply are below. About Campaign […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
Content Warning: Discussion of suicide There are moments when everything stops. Like a freeze frame in a movie, time fractures, suspended between past and future. That’s how it felt last October when I received the […]| Campaign for Southern Equality
Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.| Campaign for Southern Equality