Southern Equality

@SouthernEqual

The Campaign for Southern Equality works across the South for legal and lived LGBTQ equality. Join us: southernequality.org/pledge/ #lgbtqsouth

Asheville, NC southernequality.org Joined February 2011

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Southern Equality @SouthernEqual Jul 18, 2024

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: transyouthemergencyproject.org

Southern Equality @SouthernEqual 1d

A former TN library director is suing after being fired for refusing to move more than 100 children's books, mainly featuring LGBTQ+ content, out of the children's section. We stand with Luanne James.

Southern Equality @SouthernEqual 3d

For 50 years, gay rodeos have created space for LGBTQ+ people to compete, connect, and be themselves. 🤠🏳️‍🌈 From breaking barriers in the arena to building a community, gay rodeos prove there's room for everyone! Read more: kesq.com/stacker-lifest…

kesq.com For 50 years, gay rodeos have celebrated ‘rodeo without expectations’ By Anya Petrone Slepyan for The Daily Yonder On a hot morning in late August of 2026, 18-year-old Kenzie Garcia climbed into a metal chute containing a steer, or castrated bull. She was nervous but...

Southern Equality @SouthernEqual 4d

Three authors are suing AL over library restrictions on books featuring transgender content, arguing the policy violates the First Amendment. Every young person deserves to see themselves represented in the books they read.
Read more: alabamareflector.com/2026/11/02/thr…

alabamareflector.com Three authors sue over Alabama library restrictions on transgender content | Alabama Reflector The plaintiffs allege that a rule banning books with "gender ideology" amounts to content-based discrimination.

Southern Equality @SouthernEqual Nov 4

We are making history! 🏳️‍⚧️ Congratulations to trans and nonbinary candidates on their historic wins this midterm election.

Read more: 19thnews.org/2026/11/these-…