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South Carolina Equality Coalition, Inc., a 501 (c)(4) political organization focused on advocacy and legislation: SCEC is political action and advocacy organization that engages in lobbying the legislature and other policy makers throughout the state to enact fair legislation to advance equality for LGBT South Carolinians. SCEC is a 501(c)(4) organization, and as such, contributions to the Coalition are not tax deductible.
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S.C. bill would label same-sex marriages as ‘parody marriages’

February 20, 2018 by Lou Chibbaro Jr. Washington Blade Six members of the South Carolina House of Representatives last week introduced a bill calling for redefining same-sex marriages in the state as “parody marriages” and prohibiting the state from recognizing such marriages. “‘Parody marriage’ means any form of marriage that does not involve one man and one woman,” the bill states. “The State of South Carolina shall no longer respect, endorse, or recognize any form of parody marriage policy [...]

S.C. bill would label same-sex marriages as ‘parody marriages’2018-02-22T03:16:06-05:00

Personhood bill to end all abortions in South Carolina advances to Senate floor

February 20, 2018 By Jamie Lovegrove Post and Courier COLUMBIA — A bill that would effectively ban all abortions in South Carolina has cleared a critical hurdle in the state Senate, boosting a proposal that has been a top priority of social conservatives for years over the strenuous objections of reproductive health advocates. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Tuesday on a 12-9 vote after two hours of heated debate, advancing the measure to the full Senate floor. Known [...]

Personhood bill to end all abortions in South Carolina advances to Senate floor2018-02-22T03:08:30-05:00

Same-sex marriage would be ‘parody marriage’ under new South Carolina bill

February 20, 2018 By Caitlin Byrd Post and Courier In a challenge to the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, a group of conservative South Carolina lawmakers filed a bill to recognize marriage as solely between one man and one woman. Any other union would be deemed a "parody marriage," according to the bill's language. Filed the day after Valentine's Day, the "Marriage and Constitution Restoration Act" is sponsored by six Upstate Republican House members. The bill argues the state is "prohibited from [...]

Same-sex marriage would be ‘parody marriage’ under new South Carolina bill2018-02-22T03:38:53-05:00

Transgender Student’s Discrimination Suit Settled for $800,000

January 10, 2018 BY TRUDY RING The Advocate A settlement has been reached between a transgender student and the school district he sued for discrimination. Ash Whitaker had sued Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin because it barred him from using the boys’ restroom and discriminated against him in several other ways, including “invasively monitoring his restroom use, referring to him by female pronouns in front of other students, initially denying him the right to run for junior prom [...]

Transgender Student’s Discrimination Suit Settled for $800,0002018-02-07T13:25:54-05:00

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