As gender-affirming care bans have expanded, so has the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project (STYEP). We are proud to do this work, and are excited by the growing network of organizations fighting to ensure health equity for trans youth. kcbeacon.org/stories/2024/0…

Faculty and students at UNC are organizing to rename Hamilton Hall, currently named for a known racist, after gender-nonconforming Civil Rights activist Pauli Murray. Unfortunately, the Board of Trustees is drawing out the renaming process. qnotescarolinas.com/uncs-hamilton-…

Arley was detained by ICE in 2022, and was not only denied access to care – she was kept in solitary confinement because she was a trans woman. Since her release, she’s led multiple campaigns to close facilities with a history of abuse 👏 🏳️‍⚧️ yahoo.com/news/trans-lat…

Thank you SO much to everyone who supported us for Trans Day of Visibility and throughout March – we’re deeply appreciative of your generosity and creativity in helping us support trans kids throughout the South.

Learn more about our STYEP program 🏳️‍⚧️ southernequality.org/styep/

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) has effectively banned transgender women from its women's sports programs. The NAIA governs college sports at 241 small colleges and universities in the U.S., including many here in the South. cnn.com/2024/04/08/spo…

We recently released a report showing just how far families of trans youth in the South have to drive to get gender-affirming care since the passage of bans. This is especially true for families in Texas, a large state bordered by other states with bans. chron.com/news/houston-t…

Abortions are medical care, and it’s awful to see another state rip this fundamental right away from people who need them. Our hearts go out to Arizona – anyone who wants an abortion should be able to get one, regardless of where they live. nbcnews.com/politics/arizo…

Check out our new blog post to learn all about the amazing work Queer Solidarity of Western North Carolina is doing to organize queer folks in rural Western North Carolina. 💖 🌈 southernequality.org/queer-solidari…

Our friends at Vanderbilt LGBTQ Policy Lab are looking for youth to participate in a new study. If you are the parent/guardian of an LGBTQ+ person aged 13-17 living in TN or AL, your teen might be eligible to participate. Learn more: clarklabvu.com/participate

Far right content creator: 'Do you think that trans women should be able to play women's sports?'

Dawn Staley, coach of SC's women's basketball team, doesn't hold back: 'Yes... and people are going to flood my timeline... and I'm ok with that.'

Wow!

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Such a beautiful display of queer solidarity! This week, advocates covered the Idaho state capitol in 48,000 paper hearts (representing the 48K LGBTQ+ Idahoans) to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and rhetoric coming from lawmakers. Get the full story 💗 thepinknews.com/2024/04/03/ida…

New research from Progressive Data Services shows the impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric on transgender health. truthout.org/articles/nearl…

We are proud to share that two of our staff, Austin Johnson and Ivy Hill, recently worked with a team of researchers to publish an academic article exploring the experiences of transgender grassroots organizers in the U.S. Southeast. southernequality.org/i-can-be-a-voi…

Incredibly heartbreaking report by the Campaign for Southern Equality showing how far people live from the nearest gender affirming care clinic for transgender youth. Many are forced to drive over 8 hours to get to the nearest clinic.

No one should face long distances and big bills just to get medically necessary, life saving healthcare – but that’s the reality for families across the South who are living under gender-affirming care bans. Read HuffPost’s write-up on our new report: huffpost.com/entry/gender-a…

Far too many LGBTQ+ people, stories, & victories haven’t made it into the history books, and Invisible Histories is trying to fix that through research + preservation. We’re thrilled they’ve gotten a grant to expand this important work – follow them to learn more! apr.org/news/2024-03-2…

A new report from Southern Equality shows that families of transgender youth in the South have to travel extreme distances and shoulder enormous financial costs in order for their kids to access gender-affirming care
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