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

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

Democrats reintroduce Equality Act to ban LGBTQ discrimination

Democrats reintroduce Equality Act to ban LGBTQ discrimination The bill would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the classes protected against discrimination by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Percent who favor laws that would protect, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations and housing. WASHINGTON- Congressional Democrats introduced on Wednesday the Equality Act, a bill that would modify existing civil rights legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people [...]

Democrats reintroduce Equality Act to ban LGBTQ discrimination2019-03-22T13:57:56-04:00

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