These candidates for Congress pledge to support EQUALITY Joe Cunningham US House of Representatives, District 1 "I believe in equal protection under the law for everyone, no matter who you are, or who you love. We have made so much progress towards equality under the law and in our society as a whole, but there is still much that we can do to improve the climate for our LGBTQ community. Let’s [...]

‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration NY TIMES By Erica L. Green, Katie Benner and Robert Pear Oct. 21, 2018 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a governmentwide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law. A series of decisions by the Obama administration loosened the legal concept [...]

Vickie Holt SC HOUSE SEAT 48 York County "I am running because I want to represent all of the people of SC48, not special interest groups or partisan entities. I am uniquely qualified because I have spent my 42+ year career listening to people and solving their problems at 35,000 feet. Now I am ready to do it right on the ground in Columbia, SC." "Although I have not had any leading roles, I have [...]

Helen M. Pendarvis SC HOUSE SEAT 35 Greenville and Spartanburg Counties "I am running because my district needs someone to advocate for them and I am an advocate for children and families." "My son is a part of the LGBT community and I want him to have the same rights and privileges of his brothers" "I use to think that marriage was between a man and a women until my son came out to us. [...]