McMaster signs state budget with language that allows “faith-based” adoption agencies to turn away same-sex couples.
Last week, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law H. 4950, a 500 page budget bill that sneakily included a small paragraph (Paragraph 38.29) with discriminatory language that would allow state funded "faith-based" adoption agencies [...]
The Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop on Monday did little to put to rest the debate over religious exemptions from laws against discrimination. GalleryThe Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop on Monday did little to put to rest the debate over religious exemptions from laws against discrimination.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop on Monday did little to put to rest the debate over religious exemptions from laws against discrimination.
In Monday’s Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, baker Jack Phillips won absolution from legal liability for refusing to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple. On the [...]
NO DECISION FROM SCOTUS ON MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP CASE YESTERDAY. NEXT POSSIBLE DECISION DAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 4TH.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued rulings on several cases. However, a ruling on the Masterpiece Cajeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was not one of the rulings announced. The LGBT [...]
Court rules federal civil rights law protects transgender people
A federal court ruled against a Virginia school district on Tuesday, holding that federal law protects a transgender student who sought to use the boys' bathroom at his school. The ruling is a victory [...]
SC Equality PAC Announces Endorsement of James Smith for South Carolina Governor
The state's largest LGBTQ rights organization, SC Equality, announced during a press conference on Thursday that its political arm, SC Equality PAC, has endorsed James Smith for Governor. A long-time champion for LGBTQ equality [...]
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 [...]