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House Returns to Take Up Voter Safety in November
House Returns to Take Up Voter Safety in November Tuesday, September 15, 2020 COLUMBIA, SC - SC Equality is back at the Statehouse as the the House returns today at noon to take [...]
SC Equality PAC Announces 1st Round of Endorsements
SC Equality PAC Announces 1st Round of Endorsements for 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. - The SC Equality PAC, the political action committee of SC Equality, the statewide LGBTQ civil rights group, has weighed in [...]
Safe Elections 2020 Update
Safe Elections 2020 Update COLUMBIA, SC - The Senate met yesterday, September 2, and passed election reform measures, using the “strike and replace” mechanism that we've seen before, using H.5305 as a vehicle. [...]
This day is to celebrate all the Trans people in our lives and community!
This day is to celebrate all the Trans people in our lives and community! March 31st marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility, an international holiday that celebrates transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. [...]
Action Alert – S.1087 Senate Education Subcommittee Scheduled
The Senate Subcommittee on Education has scheduled a hearing on S.1087 for next Thursday morning. With the current health crisis (COVID-19), members of the Senate Education Committee should be focusing their attention on [...]
SC Equality, other advocate organizations and South Carolina Youth File Lawsuit Challenging State’s Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law
SC Equality, other advocate organizations and South Carolina Youth File Lawsuit Challenging State’s Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law CHARLESTON, SC – Today the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal, along with private counsel Womble Bond Dickinson, Brazil [...]
Legislative Update from the Statehouse
Legislative Update from the Statehouse February 13, 2020 By Jeff Ayers This week at the Statehouse Two bills we are determined to DEFEAT. As we close out another [...]
A “hostile” start for this legislative session with two anti-transgender bills filed.
A “hostile” start for this legislative session with two anti-transgender bills filed. February 11, 2020 By Jeff Ayers Unfortunately, South Carolina has joined seven other states facing anti-transgender bills this [...]