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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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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, South Carolina legislators joined in with a bill that would ban a variety of medical treatments for trans children in our state. The bill, called the Youth Gender Reassignment Prevention Act, prohibits doctors from performing any “gender reassignment medical treatment” on a person under 18. [...]

South Carolina wants to ban lifesaving medical treatments for trans kids. It’s part of a bigger push around the country.2019-12-02T13:09:16-05:00

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. with NO Hate Crimes Law protecting transgender citizens, but also other marginalized communities in our state. IT'S PAST TIME TO PASS A HATE CRIMES BILL AT THE STATEHOUSE. SC Equality has learned of yet another murder of a member of the [...]

Second Transgender Woman Murdered in SC2019-08-07T12:30:41-04:00

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, and ACLU of South Carolina are suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the state of South Carolina on behalf of a married lesbian couple, Eden Rogers and Brandy Welch, who were turned away by a government-funded foster care agency for [...]

SC Equality, Lambda Legal and ACLU Sue Trump HHS and South Carolina for Discriminating Against Same-Sex Foster Parents2019-05-30T14:46:04-04:00

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!   Yesterday, SC Equality celebrated a huge victory at the State House protecting the rights of loving couples of the same-sex and of all faiths wishing to adopt or foster a child in South Carolina. Earlier this year, there was an effort to sneak a [...]

VICTORY AT THE STATE HOUSE2019-05-22T16:28:43-04:00

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