Hey y’all –

A huge part of advocating for LGBTQ Southerners starts with understanding our community’s unique needs and challenges. That’s what I’ve been committed to doing as a major centerpiece of my career as a sociologist – and it’s why the Campaign for Southern Equality has invested so much energy and resources into leading community-based research projects.

The problem is that less than 10% of LGBTQ-focused research focuses on people living in the South. This year CSE sought to fill in this major gap by building on our previous research work with this summer’s launch of the Southern Equality Research & Policy Center.

We immediately embarked on a major new data collection project, surveying thousands of LGBTQ people in the South about their lives, health, and experiences. We’re crunching the data now and will have a report in 2022 – we’re so excited to share with you.

But groundbreaking research like this can be expensive – and to make it as impactful as possible, we need your support. Can you kick in $50, $25, or what you’re able to give to support the work of CSE’s Southern Equality Research & Policy Center in the new year?

Don’t forget: A generous donor is matching every dollar given in December, up to $50,000. We’re really close to meeting the goal – with just $6,700 left to raise. If just 134 people gave $50 today, we’d meet the goal. 

Can you help us raise the rest of the $6,700 so we can secure the full $50,000 matching gift? Please consider making an end-of-year, tax-deductible donation to the Campaign for Southern Equality by clicking here.

Thank you for all of your support,
Austin Johnson
He/Him
Director of the Southern Equality Research & Policy Center
Campaign for Southern Equality