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John –
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality is announcing a new slate of Back-to-School programs to support LGBTQ+ youth, many of whom live in states where discriminatory legislation took effect over the summer or where political hostility is on the rise.
Anti-LGBTQ curriculum censorship policies are now in effect in Florida and Alabama; anti-transgender student sports bills have taken effect in every Southern state but North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia; and students have seen their access to healthcare and affirming literature extensively debated. Additionally, rising levels of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric have a chilling effect for youth across the South.
At the same time, however, there is unprecedented public and community support for LGBTQ+ equality and CSE and partner organizations are working to ensure that youth feel that resoundingly.
Our staff member Allison Scott said today, “The disturbing reality is that many LGBTQ students in the South are going back to school amid the most hostile political climate for LGBTQ youth in recent memory. Southern lawmakers have pushed an endless stream of toxic, discriminatory bills that stigmatize LGBTQ+ youth and explicitly exclude trans students, and the 2023 legislative session could be even worse. We wanted to illustrate for these young people that there is a huge community out there that affirms and loves them for who they are – and that will always have their backs."
Check out all of our Back-to-School offerings here and below – and please spread the word to people in your community.
Thank you,
The Campaign for Southern Equality Team
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