All posts tagged "south carolina"
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Republican Governor Wants a Statewide Ban on Gay Marriage
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said at a debate on Wednesday night that he would enforce a state ban on same-sex marriage if the U.S....
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1 in 8 LGBTQ People Live Where They Can Be Denied Medical Care
A new analysis by a nonprofit think tank claims that 1 in 8 LGBTQ Americans currently live in states where medical professionals can legally deny...
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South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Anti-Trans Health Care Provision
South Carolina lawmakers approved a provision in the proposed state budget that attacks gender-affirming care for transgender youth, but rejected two other anti-LGBTQ amendments. Last...
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South Carolina Governor Signs Transgender Sports Ban Into Law
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill into law prohibiting transgender students from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. The...
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South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Transgender Sports Ban
Last week, South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill to require student-athletes to compete in sports based solely on their assigned sex at birth, regardless of...
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Doctors refusing to treat LGBTQ people? These Republicans want to make it happen.
South Carolina lawmakers delay vote on a "right of refusal" bill over fears it will be used against people not vaccinated against COVID-19.
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South Carolina man challenges “sex offender” status for conviction under anti-sodomy law
A South Carolina man is challenging a law requiring him to register as a sex offender for having consensual sex with another man.
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South Carolina lawmakers reject third attempt to ban trans athletes from competition
For the third time this year, South Carolina lawmakers have rejected a measure to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
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South Carolina lawmakers reject anti-trans athlete bill
South Carolina lawmakers voted to table a bill to bar transgender student-athletes from competing in sports based on their gender identity.
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South Carolina lawmakers strip LGBTQ protections from hate crimes bill
Republicans say explicitly mentioning LGBTQ protections will endanger the bill's passage in a GOP-led legislature.
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Republican lawmaker calls LGBTQ equality a ‘rebellion against God’
Republican lawmaker Richard Cash called LGBTQ equality a "rebellion against God" in a rant that even drew rebuke from his GOP colleagues.
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South Carolina gay man claims he was chased with gun for “talking gay”
Victim says he was called a "f****t" and had something thrown at his car during the attack
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Congress finds Trump administration gave taxpayer dollars to anti-LGBTQ foster care agencies
HHS waiver is part of a "pattern of discrimination" on the part of the Trump administration aimed at limiting the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ...
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Prominent “ex-gay” conversion therapy group Hope for Wholeness disbands
Group's founder came out as gay last year and denounced the central premise behind conversion therapy as "a lie."
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Judge allows South Carolina lesbian couple’s foster care lawsuit against HHS to move forward
Government argued it isn't responsible for Miracle Hill's refusal to work with same-sex couples and others
