Liz Williams, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 7:39 PM

Special grant round for queer Southern artists – apply through Feb. 10!

Special grant round for queer Southern artists – apply through Feb. 10! 25 grants of $500 to LGBTQ creatives and artists in the South! John – As an artist living in the South, I’ve been proud of the ways that the Campaign for Southern Equality …

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 6:44 PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is an unprecedented level of generosity from the CSE community, and we want to say thank you to everyone who pitched in. John – Wow. Our team just crunched the numbers from our end-of-year fundraising effor…

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  Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 12:48 AM

So close

So close We're less than $2,000 away from our $50,000 end-of-year goal. Friends – All this month members of our staff have shared stories about some of their favorite projects, accomplishments, and victories of 2021. We hope you know that this …

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  Holiday Simmons, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 5:28 PM

Healing, resilience, and strengthening LGBTQ Southerners

Healing, resilience, and strengthening LGBTQ Southerners Organizing across the South can cause a significant drain and pull on the brains, bodies, and souls of activists and advocates. Friends – This month you’ve heard from many of my Campaign …

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  Liz Williams, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 11:29 PM

A look at some art – not a fundraising email!

A look at some art – not a fundraising email! Christian created a time-lapse of their drawing, and we want to share it with you! Friends – I know that my colleagues and I at the Campaign for Southern Equality have asked you for a lot in these p…

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  Austin Johnson, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 5:53 PM

Less than 10% of LGBTQ-focused research

Less than 10% of LGBTQ-focused research Groundbreaking research like this can be expensive 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 …

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  Craig White, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 7:24 PM

Our big win for LGBTQ students this year

Our big win for LGBTQ students this year It was a really challenging year for North Carolina students Friends – Each week our Supportive Schools team at the Campaign for Southern Equality fields messages from parents and students about issues t…

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  Leila Barazendeh, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 27, 2021 at 8:20 PM

Redistributing resources for LGBTQ Southerners

Redistributing resources for LGBTQ Southerners $62 funds 1/4 of an Emergency Assistance Grant Friends – A critical element of being able to thrive in your daily life is having the financial support to address your needs – and at the start of th…

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  Wynston Sanders, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 23, 2021 at 5:34 PM

A major 2021 highlight – organizing in my home state

A major 2021 highlight – organizing in my home state We already know that there is a major fight ahead for LGBTQ organizing in SC in 2022. Friends – This year, extreme lawmakers in nearly every state in the country filed discriminatory anti-LGB…

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  Ivy Hill, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Community health is the way forward

Community health is the way forward Together, we forge a path forward for a healthier and thriving South. John – This year has proven to be challenging for so many reasons – but even with all of the challenges, I’ve been grateful in 2021 to wit…

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 6:08 PM

$50K matching gift challenge! – Closing the gap

$50K matching gift challenge! – Closing the gap Now we need to close the gap before the end of the year to raise the other $20,000. Friends – As our team begins to wrap up projects for 2021 and look toward all of our work to strive for lived an…

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 14, 2021 at 9:51 PM

16 nondiscrimination ordinances

16 nondiscrimination ordinances Together, we can ensure a safer and more welcoming South in 2022. John – I know that it wasn’t an easy year in our movement for LGBTQ equality – but throughout 2021, I derived great hope and strength from a conti…

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 4:23 PM

[NEW MAP] How CSE’s work touches Southerners’ day-to-day lives

[NEW MAP] How CSE’s work touches Southerners’ day-to-day lives Check out this map and see how our work is showing up in different spaces in our communities John – This year has required so much from all of us, as we grappled with the ongoing im…

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  The CSE Team · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 11:27 PM

Grateful for all of your support

Grateful for all of your support Support from donors like you is what makes work for stronger, more vibrant communities across the South possible. Hey y'all – We've been amazed today to see how so many of you have come together and dug deep to …

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  Al Murray, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 4:37 PM

LGBTQ equality in the South

LGBTQ equality in the South Support from donors like you is what makes work for stronger, more vibrant communities across the South possible. Friends – If your inbox is anything like mine, I imagine it’s quickly filling up with emails about Giv…

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  The Campaign for Southern Equality Team · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 8:08 PM

Last few hours to take the Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences

Last few hours to take the Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences Can you help us cross the 4,000-respondent threshold? Friends – There are just a few hours left to take the Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences, a massive new research project tha…

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  Al Murray, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 7:27 PM

Get a jump start on #GivingTuesday

Get a jump start on #GivingTuesday Wanted to be sure you had it on the calendar. Hey there – We’ll keep this brief, because we know this is a busy time for folks.  Our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is right there with y’all. We’re…

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  Abigail Bowen, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

November 8, 2021 at 6:41 PM

Have you taken the Survey yet? [NEW VIDEO]

Have you taken the Survey yet? [NEW VIDEO] Join thousands of other Southerners in taking the Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences. Friends – This fall the Campaign for Southern Equality has been proud to work with our partners at Campus Pride o…

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  Liz Williams, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 7:42 PM

Celebrating Halloween by supporting queer Southern artists!

Celebrating Halloween by supporting queer Southern artists! Final days on awesome queer art auction items Hey y’all – Throughout October our hearts have been filled from the amazing talent and generosity of LGBTQ-supportive creatives and makers…

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 8:57 PM

Southern Equality Fund – Grant applications open now

Southern Equality Fund – Grant applications open now Emergency Assistance Grants, Southern Healers support, and project funding for TDOR Friends – Our team is sending love and support to everyone across the LGBTQ South, especially those who cont…

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  Adam Polaski, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

October 20, 2021 at 5:42 PM

Huge step toward a safer North Carolina

Huge step toward a safer North Carolina Raleigh and Wake County’s latest vote for LGBTQ protections show what’s possible in NC and beyond. Friends – It’s official – LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections have been passed in the city of Raleigh and…

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  Liz Williams, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

October 1, 2021 at 4:13 PM

Fun ways to support queer Southern artists this October!

Fun ways to support queer Southern artists this October! An auction, a raffle, and a residency – learn more! Friends – All this October, the Campaign for Southern Equality is proud to shine a spotlight on artists doing awesome work to support LG…

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  Liz Wiliams, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

September 15, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Apply now for CSE’s Artist Residency!

Apply now for CSE’s Artist Residency! Now we are looking forward to deepening our connections with one artist, through our 2021-2022 Southern Equality Studios Artist in Residence program. View this email in your browser Friends – For …

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  Campaign for Southern Equality & Campus Pride · [email protected]

August 30, 2021 at 3:48 PM

TODAY: Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences // HOY: Encuesta de Experiencias Sureñas LGBTQ

TODAY: Survey of Southern LGBTQ Experiences // HOY: Encuesta de Experiencias Sureñas LGBTQ Inform a better understanding of LGBTQ life in the South. // Entender mejor la vida LGBTQ en el sur de los EEUU. View this email in your browser …

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  Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 7:16 PM

Celebrating our Pride all of 2021 & beyond

Celebrating our Pride all of 2021 & beyond The beauty of Pride month and what comes next Friends – Today on #GiveOUTDay – and throughout the entire month of June – it’s been a joy to see stories from across the South about organizing work a…

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 1:17 PM

Last week’s grant round, $50K in 50 mins

Last week’s grant round, $50K in 50 mins The money goes fast – because the need is still overwhelming. Friends – Last Wednesday we opened up the ninth round of our COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Round, which supports LGBTQ Southerners impacted b…

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  Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 8:28 PM

Get the jump on Give OUT Day

Get the jump on Give OUT Day Support our critical work for long-term change ahead of #GiveOUTDay Friends – Last year the COVID-19 pandemic limited the ways we could be in community. As the nation confronted unprecedented challenges, both social…

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  Adam Polaski, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Six years after the freedom to marry

Six years after the freedom to marry We're still fighting for lived and legal equality for LGBTQ Southerners Friends – Today marks SIX years of the freedom to marry for all same-sex couples in the United States, following the U.S. Supreme Court…

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  The Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 19, 2021 at 5:18 PM

Celebrate & uplift Black LGBTQ voices

Celebrate & uplift Black LGBTQ voices This Juneteenth – and every day – let's celebrate Black trans and queer organizing in the South Friends – Every day we witness movement leaders and artists across disciplines show up for Black lives – f…

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 4:35 PM

What happened at the U.S. Supreme Court

What happened at the U.S. Supreme Court The decision makes clear that local governments can and should enforce LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections. Friends – We wanted to be sure you saw the news today from the U.S. Supreme Court in a…

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 4:06 PM

How to give away $25K in 20 minutes

How to give away $25K in 20 minutes We’re going to keep up the emergency grantmaking for the rest of 2021 – because we know the need is there. John – Many communities across the South have been gradually reopening this spring and summer, but we…

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  Liz Williams, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 2:28 PM

Uplifting LGBTQ BIPOC creatives in the South

Uplifting LGBTQ BIPOC creatives in the South Art and storytelling have long played a powerful and central role in movements for social justice. John – We have all witnessed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted art and artists – while we were …

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  Wynston Sanders, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 8, 2021 at 8:37 PM

Grassroots grants, emergency funds, and rapid response needs

Grassroots grants, emergency funds, and rapid response needs Quadrupling our goal to support LGBTQ Southerners Hey John – For years now, the Campaign for Southern Equality has promoted the concept of “organizational tithing,” giving out 10% of …

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  Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 7:01 PM

This Pride Month, we’re all in this together

This Pride Month, we’re all in this together $10,000 matching gift fundraising challenge John – The first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade in a small Southern town. Trail-blazing and visionary projects from BIPOC Southern artists and creatives. Hundreds…

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  Al Murray, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

June 2, 2021 at 3:54 PM

Exciting Pride Month partnerships!

Exciting Pride Month partnerships! Spicewalla, Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn, and Olde London Road! Friends – It's Pride Month – and we are so looking forward to celebrating with you! Pride is about reflecting on how far we've come on lived and leg…

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  Ivy Hill, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Trans & Queer Field Day in SC

Trans & Queer Field Day in SC Human trans pride flag, Kickball, essential services, and more Friends – I’ve been glowing all week from Sunday’s “Trans & Queer Field Day,” an event in Columbia, SC designed to celebrate the end of the 202…

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 5:35 PM

Big day for LGBTQ equality in the Carolinas

Big day for LGBTQ equality in the Carolinas A win for transgender students in SC and an LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance passed! Hey y’all – Yesterday was a big day for LGBTQ equality in the Carolinas, and I wanted to be sure you didn’t miss t…

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  Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

April 27, 2021 at 7:39 PM

Wednesday: Trans and Nonbinary Community Care Space

Wednesday: Trans and Nonbinary Community Care Space Please join us to create some joy and hope in a community space. Hi there – It’s been a tough few months for trans and nonbinary folks across the country – but especially in the South, where a…

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  Ivy Hill, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

April 22, 2021 at 6:39 PM

New edition of ‘Trans in the South’ guide out now!

New edition of ‘Trans in the South’ guide out now! Trans in the South: A Directory of Trans-Affirming Health & Legal Service Providers. Friends – Every transgender person – no matter where they live – should be able to access the health car…

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

April 9, 2021 at 3:22 PM

Legislative whiplash in SC, NC, and AR

Legislative whiplash in SC, NC, and AR We can't lose the faith. Friends – I know: These past few weeks have been relentless as lawmakers nationwide, but especially in the South, attack the freedom and dignity of transgender young people. It’s …

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  Allison Scott, CSE · [email protected]

March 30, 2021 at 6:57 PM

Telling a different story about LGBTQ Southerners

Telling a different story about LGBTQ Southerners Can you help us sustain and elevate this organizing? Hey y’all –  In many ways it’s been a traumatic few years for transgender people in the South. Five years ago the NCGA passed the extreme and…

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  Adam Polaski, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

March 13, 2021 at 3:56 PM

Supporting trans youth across the South

Supporting trans youth across the South Wave of anti-transgender legislation being forced through many state legislature Friends – The past year has been hard on all of us – but it’s been especially challenging for young people, whose education…

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

February 18, 2021 at 6:38 PM

Best chance yet for federal LGBTQ protections

Best chance yet for federal LGBTQ protections Today lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Equality Act. Hello John, For decades advocates of LGBTQ equality have been fighting hard for a comprehensive federal law protecti…

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  Wynston Sanders, Southern Equality Fund Organizer · [email protected]

February 4, 2021 at 8:06 PM

Now open: Grants for LGBTQ Southerners // Ahora abiertas: Las Becas para lxs Sureñxs LGBTQ

Now open: Grants for LGBTQ Southerners // Ahora abiertas: Las Becas para lxs Sureñxs LGBTQ Today we open a new COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Round // Hoy estamos abriendo una nueva ronda de fondos  View this email in your browser …

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

January 15, 2021 at 5:52 PM

A historic week for the country, and for LGBTQ North Carolinians

A historic week for the country, and for LGBTQ North Carolinians Share your story about why you care about passing LGBTQ protections in North Carolina? Friends – As advocates for social change, we often must hold two truths in our heads and in …

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

January 4, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Thankful for your support

Thankful for your support As the CSE team heads into the start of the new year, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Friends – As the Campaign for Southern Equality team heads into the start of the new year, I wanted to take a moment to …

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 3:45 PM

Asking because it’s so important

Asking because it’s so important That’s how we need to live out every year, not just times of crisis. Hello Friend, If your inbox is anything like mine, I know you’ve received a lot of messages asking for your support – and I know it can be ov…

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  Allison Scott, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 1:03 PM

What’s on deck for LGBTQ Southerners in 2021

What’s on deck for LGBTQ Southerners in 2021 There is much work to be done. And we’re ready. We need your support again in 2021. Hey there – With 2020 nearly behind us – and truly, the end can’t come soon enough year – I know that we’re all eag…

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  Al Murray, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 28, 2020 at 4:25 PM

2020 Impact on LGBTQ Southerners, by the numbers

2020 Impact on LGBTQ Southerners, by the numbers Here’s a by-the-numbers look at 2020 – take a look, then please consider clicking here to donate what you’re able: Friends, Thanks to the generosity of so many supporters, our team at the Campai…

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  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Campaign for Southern Equality · [email protected]

December 22, 2020 at 7:58 PM

How you helped us pivot in 2020

How you helped us pivot in 2020 At CSE, we took all of the tools available to us and pivoted to meet the moment: Hello Friend,   As we head into the end of this challenging year, our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is sending you and…

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