LGBTQ+ advocates, lawmakers gather at Statehouse in opposition to bill

LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic lawmakers gathered at the State House today in opposition to bills they say are discriminatory.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic lawmakers gathered at the State House today in opposition to bills they say are discriminatory.

For example the group says measures allowing parents to direct their child’s education, limiting the medical treatment of transgender people, and a bill they say would allow people and businesses to discriminate against people based on sexual orientation.