Amid renewed attacks on LGBTQ+ voices, pockets of hope prevail

By: Catherine Dorrough

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 915

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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A few years ago, in the course of reporting a story about the rising tide of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the South, I heard something profound.

It happened toward the end of an interview with Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, the executive director of the Campaign for Southern Equality and a minister in the United Church of Christ. At the time, she was also a county commissioner in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

She framed the …

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