LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse
The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.
March 6, 2025
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A Trans Woman Thrives in the South
A new documentary highlights the lives of LGBTQ people who are not just surviving, but thriving in red states.
June 11, 2019
The South's Longer Wait for Equality
While steps toward marriage equality come fast and furious, the South drags its feet.
May 20, 2013
Dissecting South Carolina Politics
South Carolina will be the first Southern state to weigh in on decision 2008. Blogging from Charleston to Myrtle Beach on her way to the Democratic debate next Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Kerry Eleveld will explore the relationship between the LGBT and African-American communities, the Donnie McClurkin effect, and the momentum of the Democratic campaigns.
January 18, 2008
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
Why Boycotts Are Not the Answer to the South's Hatred
A transgender musician on why Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams may not be right to turn their backs on North Carolina and Mississippi.
April 22, 2016
BREAKING: Marriage Equality Comes to South Carolina
With the Supreme Court's refusal to delay a pro-equality decision, South Carolina officially becomes the 35th state to embrace marriage equality.
November 20, 2014
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
The Fight for Equality in the South Is Not Hopeless
Things look bad now, but they're actually improving, writes Ben Needham of the HRC's Project One America.
March 28, 2016
Battling HIV in the Epidemic's Epicenter: the South
Jeffery Edwards-Knight combats HIV in North Carolina. For National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, he tells us the steep challenges he faces.
February 7, 2020
The South Needs Your Compassion, Not Derision
It's easy to dismiss everything below the Mason-Dixon Line. It's harder and more necessary to actually help people in this troubled part of the world.
April 14, 2016
Gay South African Brutally Murdered
The suspect allegedly invited a group of teenagers to watch as he brutally assaulted and murdered a 21-year-old gay man
March 31, 2014
South of the Border
Want to save money and still enjoy a nice lifestyle in retirement? Join the hundreds of other gay retirees relocating to Mexico and other countries where the dollar still goes far.
January 25, 2008
South Florida Gay News Ceases Publication, Reemerges as Out South Florida
The queer publication closed two months after the death of its cofounder.
June 19, 2023
Why Is There an HIV Crisis in the South?
A perfect storm of factors is creating an HIV epidemic below the Mason-Dixon line, especially for black gay and bisexual men.
September 25, 2015
Coalition Building in South Carolina
Susie Prueter and other LGBT activists in South Carolina have been building up their relationship with the state Democratic Party. One major breakthrough came during the CNN/YouTube debate in Charleston last summer. Check out our pre-primary blogging about the intersection of race and LGBT issues in S.C.
January 25, 2008
South by Southwest: the madness continues
Neither rain nor bad sound mixes nor St. Patrick's Day drunks keeps our Austin correspondent from catching one show after another at the fabled music fest
March 21, 2006
South Koreans Celebrate Pride On Saturday
Over 10,000 people attended the pride parade and march in Seoul.
July 17, 2017