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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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This young man is transgender, and ready to enlist Jan. 1

December 19, 2017 By Tara Copp Navy Times Nicolas Talbott is openly transgender. Come Jan. 1, if the courts allow, he will enlist in the U.S. military. The 24-year-old from Ohio has worked with a recruiter since June 2016 to be ready for that moment. It would be historic, but it’s a moment that has also been fiercely fought by President Donald Trump, on the premise that transgender service members would harm military readiness. Whether Talbott will have an [...]

This young man is transgender, and ready to enlist Jan. 12018-01-10T16:43:09-05:00

Report of banned words at CDC alarms LGBT health experts

December 18, 2017 By Chris Johnson Washington Blade A recent report in the Washington Post that the Centers for Disease Control is barred from using certain words like “fetus,” “diversity” and “transgender” in budget documents alarmed LGBT and HIV/AIDS health experts, although the agency disputes the characterization of the story. In an article published Friday, the Post quoted an anonymous analyst who took part in a meeting in Atlanta on Thursday as saying CDC was forbidden to use seven [...]

Report of banned words at CDC alarms LGBT health experts2018-01-10T14:32:48-05:00

Judge who refused to hear adoption cases for LGBT couples refused to appear at his disciplinary hearing

December 16, 2017 By BOB BRIGHAM RAWSTORY judge in southern Kentucky skipped his Friday disciplinary hearing examining allegations that he refused to hear adoption cases involving gay, lesbian or bisexual adults. Judge W. Mitchell Nance, a family court judge for Barren and Metcalfe counties, was absent at his disciplinary hearing before the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission in Lexington, the Lexington Herald Leader reports. The judge’s absence was “an insult to the process,” Chris Hartman, the director of the Fairness Campaign, argued. “It [...]

Judge who refused to hear adoption cases for LGBT couples refused to appear at his disciplinary hearing2018-01-10T14:21:16-05:00

What Has Sen.-Elect Doug Jones Said About LGBT Rights?

DECEMBER 15 2017 BY TRUDY RING THE ADVOCATE Democrat Doug Jones, who will be Alabama’s next U.S. senator, beat one of the nation’s worst homophobes, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, in a special election Tuesday. Jones is obviously preferable to Moore — just about anyone would be. Jones didn’t emphasize LGBT issues on the campaign trail, leading to questions about just how much he’s on our side. The answer, though, is there’s no reason to worry. Jones [...]

What Has Sen.-Elect Doug Jones Said About LGBT Rights?2018-01-10T14:10:23-05:00

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