“High-energy celebration” — Famously Hot SC Pride returning for its 35th year
Famously Hot SC Pride is set to return October 3rd and 4th!
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4 to 3 — Columbia City Council votes final time to repeal ban on conversion therapy
Another speaker, the mother of a transgender daughter., also addressed Brennan, at one point saying, “I love my children just as much as you love yours — all of them.”
South Carolina Pride among local organizations to march in World Pride Parade
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLO) — Members of Famously Hot South Carolina Pride, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of South Carolina’s LGBTQ+ community, represented the Palmetto State at the annual World Pride event in Washington D.C. over the weekend. Joining SC Pride in the nation’s capital for celebrations were members of Charleston Pride and Free Mom Hugs of…
7th anniversary of Pulse nightclub massacre
June 12th marks 7 years since a gunman shot and killed dozens at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
SC churches separating from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ issues
113 South Carolina churches are separating from the United Methodist church over LGBTQ issues.
Gay rights organization says LGBTQ+ community under attack
America’s largest gay rights organization is declaring a state of emergency for the first time in its more than 40-year history.
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.
LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic lawmakers gathered at the State House today in opposition to bills they say are discriminatory.
SC Pride president on National Coming Out Day, upcoming Pride Festival
Today is National Coming Out Day — a day to honor the LGBTQ+ community. The designation started in 1988 as a way to encourage people to live as their true selves and come out to family, friends, and coworkers.
With Roe dead, some fear rollback of LGBTQ and other rights
By John Hanna (AP)
In a separate concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas said the court should review other precedents, including its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, a 2003 decision striking down laws criminalizing gay sex and a 1965 decision declaring that married couples have a right to use contraception.
SC medical ethics law prompts concerns re: LGBTQ healthcare
By James Pollard (AP/Report for America)
A new South Carolina law that allows physicians, medical students and nurses to refrain from doing procedures that violate their conscience has prompted concern that the measure will restrict healthcare options for the state’s LGBTQ population.
