Transgender student bathroom bill coming back before Kentucky lawmakers in 2020. South Carolina could face a semilar bill once again in 2020
Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Monday on his prefiled bill, which would require that all school restrooms and locker rooms be only available to students [...]
Time For South Carolina To Pass A Hate Crimes Bill that include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Federal statistics show hate crimes in South Carolina are increasing. Those stats also appear to highlight the fact that this state doesn’t have a hate crime law. From 2013 to 2017, hate crimes [...]
South Carolina wants to ban lifesaving medical treatments for trans kids. It’s part of a bigger push around the country.
Trans children have been in the national spotlight in recent weeks, with the governor of Texas stepping in to try to stop a mother from allowing her child to transition. And last Wednesday, [...]
Second Transgender Woman Murdered in SC
LaDime "Dime" Doe is the Second Black Trans Woman to Be Murdered in SC within the Past Two Weeks South Carolina is one of only five states in the U.S. [...]
SC Equality, Lambda Legal and ACLU Sue Trump HHS and South Carolina for Discriminating Against Same-Sex Foster Parents
Married Lesbian Couple Challenges Waiver Enabling Discrimination For Immediate Release: May 30, 2019 Jeff Ayers, Executive Director, SC Equality | jeffayers@scequality.org | 843-670-4616 PRESS RELEASE (Greenville, May 30, 2019) – SC Equality Coalition, Lambda Legal, the ACLU, [...]
VICTORY AT THE STATE HOUSE
S.C. General Assembly sends clear and loud message that no one should be discriminated when fostering or adopting children in our state. The winners are the 4,000 children in South Carolina’s foster care system! [...]