South Carolina
May 6, 2016
SIGN PETITION: South Carolinian trans advocate calls to meet with sponsor of anti-trans bill
Blair Durkee, a transgender advocate, is calling on Senator Bright, the sponsor of S 1203 in South Carolina, to meet with her and others.
April 28, 2016
South Carolina's anti-trans bill defeated, sponsor threatens new bills
It's believed Senator Bright missed the deadline as a strategy to avoid putting it to a vote in the Senate General Committee, where it was expected to lose.
April 20, 2016
South Carolina businesses speak out, as opponents try to secretly pass anti-LGBT bill
While LGBT opponents try to sneak anti-trans bill S1203 through the Senate General Subcommittee without a public vote, South Carolina businesses are standing up against LGBT discrimination
April 13, 2016
PHOTOS: Overwhelming turnout in opposition to South Carolina's discriminatory bill
"America will not tolerate discrimination against the LGBT community nor will it put transgender people in danger without making the states that passed these laws pay economically."
April 12, 2016
Dangerous and discriminatory South Carolina bill heads to hearing
Tomorrow, South Carolina SB 1203 will head to hearing within the state senate. This bill comes following similar discriminatory bills being passed in North Carolina and Mississippi, among others.
South Carolina legislature targets trans people with new public accommodations bill
The bill's author, a State Senator, called trans people "pedophiles" and said multi-gender bathrooms are "just beyond [him]."
September 28, 2015
GLAAD releases guide for covering South Carolina's LGBT community
This media guide comes after GLAAD's Accelerating Acceptance report showed that 61% of American southerners show discomfort towards the LGBT community.
July 21, 2015
Meet Britney: A South Carolinian accelerating LGBT acceptance in healthcare and beyond
GLAAD interviews Britney Nesbit, a student at The Medical University of South Carolina, working to make healthcare a safer space for LGBT individuals.
June 24, 2015
Meet 6 South Carolinians accelerating acceptance for LGBT people
GLAAD was in South Carolina June 15-16, for the Southern Stories Summer Tour. From some of the people we met on the tour, GLAAD is proud to introduce you to six people who are accelerating acceptance in the Palmetto State.
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