This week on the floor of the South Carolina Senate, during debate of S.1 – the proposed ban on many abortions – Senator Richard Cash (R-District 3) delivered comments attacking the dignity and equality of …
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How I Led my GSA to Take Down an Anti-LGBTQ State Law in South Carolina
Note: This piece was written by Eli Bundy, a rising junior at a high school in South Carolina. They are the president of their school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance, which served as the named plaintiff …
Wednesday: Learn About LGBTQ Organizing with Advocates in Upstate South Carolina
On Wednesday, April 29, join us and partners across Upstate South Carolina for a webinar, “LGBTQ Organizing in Upstate SC,” the latest in our #LGBTQSouth virtual gathering series on The Front Porch. We’d love to see you …
Following Advocacy from Community Members, Greenville County Council Effectively Repeals Anti-LGBTQ Resolution
Today, March 11, the Greenville County Council adopted a resolution to sunset all resolutions older than four years – including a resolution from 1996 that defamed members of the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender …
VICTORY: South Carolina Court Strikes Outdated Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law as Unconstitutional
Today, March 11, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina entered a consent decree that declares South Carolina’s 1988 discriminatory anti-LGBTQ curriculum law unconstitutional and bars its enforcement. The court’s decree comes …
Statement on Greenville County Council Efforts to Repeal Antiquated LGBTQ Resolution
UPDATE: We’ll have more soon – but following a first vote tonight where an anti-LGBTQ resolution was effectively repealed, the Greenville County Council took a second vote where the measure – which would sunset all …
LGBTQ Advocates and South Carolina Youth File Lawsuit Challenging State’s Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law
Today the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal, along with private counsel Womble Bond Dickinson, Brazil & Burke, and law professor Clifford Rosky, filed a federal lawsuit challenging a South Carolina statute that …
New Report Details Major Disparities in Health and Healthcare for LGBTQ People in South Carolina
As the nation’s attention turns to South Carolina days before its presidential primary, new research about LGBTQ health in the state provides insights into health disparities and urgent needs around mental health and access to …
An Open Letter to Youth in Southern States Targeted by Anti-Transgender Legislation
Dear trans youth across the South: This month many states kicked off their legislative sessions, the time period during which elected officials consider legislation and proposals for statewide policies. Across social media and in the …
As Legislature Convenes, Organizations Representing Trans and Queer South Carolinians Call for Full Equality
This week, as South Carolina legislators return to Columbia for the start of the 2020 legislative session, advocates for transgender and queer South Carolinians came together to announce a new coalition to advocate for laws …