An LGBTQ+ nonprofit in North Carolina was broken into and robbed over the weekend
Someone broke into the Campaign for Southern Equality office in Asheville, N.C., on Saturday, taking the LGBTQ+ nonprofit's safe.
January 24, 2024
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Southern LGBTQ+ history group to establish permanent archive, expand reach
Invisible Histories seeks to preserve and share the history of LGBTQ+ communities in the South.
April 8, 2025
Study Finds 24 Percent of Southern LGBTQ People Live in Poverty
Disparities found nationwide in number of poor LGBTQ people compared to their straight, cisgender counterparts.
December 13, 2019
Monkeypox Concerns Cancel LGBTQ+ Concert, But What's the Risk?
(CNN) The canceled event was to take place during New Orleans' Southern Decadence, the city's LGBTQ+ festival.
August 20, 2022
New Pride Flag Pays Tribute to California Mother Killed for Allyship
The community remains in mourning after Laura Ann Carleton's death.
August 24, 2023
How to Win LGBTQ Equality in the South
Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of the Campaign for Southern Equality is working hard to replicate victories in Virginia and North Carolina.
April 29, 2020
Which state is the gayest? Here are the 10 states with the most LGBTQ+ people
Not everyone is living in New York or California — in fact, neither cracked the top ten of states with the most LGBTQ+ people, relative to population.
December 11, 2023
This Minnesota thrift store is providing refuge for LGBTQ+ southerners
A growing number of LGBTQ+ southerners and other transgender refugees are seeking resources at a new shop in Minneapolis, which provides its items for free.
February 4, 2024
Southern LGBTQ+ Youth Growing Up in 'Hostile Social Climate': Study
LGBTQ+ youth in the South face difficulties at home and school as well as attacks from lawmakers, says a report from the Campaign for Southern Equality and Campus Pride.
September 8, 2022
Southern Queers: New Study Reveals the Reality of LGBTQ+ People in the South
While bucking some stereotypes, the study emphasizes the need for LGBTQ+ safe spaces in southern states.
April 13, 2023
Lesbian L.A. School Board President Gives a Lesson on LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Jackie Goldberg spoke out amid anti-LGBTQ+ protests at Southern California schools.
June 10, 2023
This Southern Mexico Community Has Challenged the Gender Binary for Generations
Muxes, a group long recognized within the indigenous Zapotec people of Mexico, are often referred to as a third gender.
April 9, 2023
California Library Gets Bomb Threat After Kicking Out Transphobic Group
After a library official kicked out a speaker who kept misgendering trans women and video of the incident got spread online, somebody called in a bomb threat.
August 26, 2023
Op-ed: Helping Families from Mississippi to Alabama
Southern states have the highest proportion of LGBT couples with families, but the fewest legal protections in the country.
June 11, 2014
Study: Huge Number of Southern LGBTQ+ People Registered to Vote
Queer voters in this conservative region appear very motivated to vote, according to findings.
November 3, 2020
Virginia Is First Southern State to Ban LGBTQ Conversion Therapy
With Democrats in control, Virginia advances a platform of equality.
March 3, 2020
Kim Jackson & Torrey Harris Make LGBTQ+ History in Southern Elections
Georgia's Kim Jackson and Tennessee's Torrey Harris broke the rainbow ceiling.
November 3, 2020
LGBTQ+ Georgia Southern University students protest what they call anti-queer decisions by the school
Hundreds of protestors filled the school's student center late Monday, claiming that "the university is showing an endorsement of restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people."
April 30, 2024
Virginia Makes History by Passing LGBTQ-Inclusive Civil Rights Bill
The action will make Virginia the first Southern state to protect LGBTQ people against discrimination.
February 6, 2020
Southern Poverty Law Center adds Libs of TikTok creator to extremist hate watchlist
Chaya Raichik’s inclusion on hate watchlist comes after her posts have been linked to bomb threats and other threats of violence.
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April 2, 2024
Colorado officials apologize after Gays Against Groomers falsely claims Gov. Jared Polis supports extremists
The executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration apologized for not properly vetting the hate group’s request for a commemorative flag.
October 8, 2024