News + Updates
Wednesday: SC Subcommittees to Hold Hearings on Anti-Transgender Bills and Curriculum Censorship Bill
Tomorrow, SC United and Protruth Coalitions are joining forces to host the “Truthfully United Solidarity Rally” at the statehouse from 8:15a-1p!
150+ South Carolina Medical Providers Join Letter Opposing Anti-Transgender Healthcare Bills Ahead of Subcommittee Hearing
This powerful show of support for the trans community by healthcare providers comes just as South Carolina lawmakers are set to take up discussion of several anti-transgender bills.
March 29 – Join Us in Taking Action Against SC’s Anti-Transgender Healthcare Ban
We need to see you in Columbia at the Statehouse on March 29 to defeat this anti-transgender legislation: RSVP and tell us you’ll be there.
Take Action to Resist Curriculum Censorship in Columbia
This Wednesday, March 15, at 9:00am, the Senate Subcommittee on Education is scheduled to consider H.3728 – a dangerous bill that would censor speech of educators across the state to ban discussion of racism and LGBTQ issues.
South Carolinians Bring the Push Against Discriminatory Bills to the State House
Every other Wednesday, South Carolinians are joining together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to reject anti-LGBTQ+ legislation!
March 8 – Support Trans Youth with a Special Meet Me at the State House Day of Action
Come on Wednesday, March 8 to support transgender youth in South Carolina.
Share Your Story: How Would Anti-Transgender Healthcare Bans Impact You?
Whether you’re a transgender young person, the parent or caregiver or family member of a trans youth (ages 18-26), a healthcare provider, or a teacher devastated by the message these bills send to young people, please share with us using this form.
Act Now on the Abortion Bans Moving in South Carolina
South Carolina lawmakers may vote on an abortion ban bill as soon as next week. And until then, we need to flood our lawmakers’ phone lines with calls, demanding that they drop this dangerous legislation.
Supporters of LGBTQ+ Equality Call for Passage of Inclusive Nondiscrimination Bill, Introduced Today in South Carolina
The bill is a powerful refutation of an unprecedented barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation filed in South Carolina at the start of the 2023 legislative session.
Take Action Against Anti-Transgender Healthcare Bills in 2023
Tell your lawmakers: Oppose these horrific attacks on transgender young people in South Carolina. Send a message now to help stop all anti-transgender healthcare bans.
As South Carolina Lawmakers Convene for 2023 Legislative Session, Advocates Commit to Defending LGBTQ+ Dignity
Today marks the official start of the 2023 South Carolina legislative session, and advocates for LGBTQ+ people in the state are ready to defend the community at the statehouse. More than a dozen bills have been introduced to attack LGBTQ+ people. They include:
January 19 – Kick Off the 2023 Legislative Session by Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Equality
Come on Thursday, January 19 to kick off the legislative session and support LGBTQ+ equality.
Take Action: Tell the Senate to Pass the Respect for Marriage Act
Today the U.S. Senate is set to take a critical vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and interracial couples at the federal level.
Action Steps to Reject Total Abortion Ban in South Carolina
We ask everyone to call your senator immediately and tell them to vote NO on H. 5399. Phone calls and in-person meetings are the MOST effective thing you can do to move legislators.
Speak Out for the Freedom to Marry in South Carolina – Share Your Story
This fall the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in South Carolina has taken center stage again – and we need more South Carolinians to speak out and share their stories about why marriage matters to them.
Speak Out for LGBTQ+ Youth By Testifying Before the SC Children's Committee!
It's a great opportunity to provide information to legislators from the House and Senate, as well as key stakeholders who shape many policies that affect the children on South Carolina.
RSVP for Our Trans Youth Community Law Workshop: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Rights
Join us for this community law workshop, led by attorney Colleen Condon, about trans youth rights and how you can protect your family in a post-Dobbs era in a state with active anti-transgender laws.
LGBTQ+ Advocates in South Carolina Condemn Cruel Adoption of State Budget with Anti-Transgender Proviso
Budget proviso prohibits the Medical University of South Carolina from using state funding to support gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Two other anti-LGBTQ+ provisos were rejected from the budget.
New Video Chronicling Charleston Queer Youth Prom Centers Joy and Celebration in the Face of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination
In the same month that two anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed, dozens of queer youth came together for We Are Family's Queer Youth Prom in Charleston. Remember: Our existence is our resistance. No one – and no discriminatory bill – can take away LGBTQ+ joy.