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Pebbles LaDime Doe was the 15th trans woman killed in 2019.

Gov. Henry McMasters, a Republican, also managed to misgender trans youth in the process.

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Jun. 13—COLUMBIA, S.C. — Across the United States, state legislatures took up bills that targeted members of the LGBTQ community, including in South Carolina. From bills that would ban transgender girls from participating in women's sports to an effort to remove LGBTQ protections from the hate crimes bill, lawmakers in the Palmetto State filed and considered an unusually high volume of bills ...

June is Pride Month! Park Circle is holding it's first-ever Pride Week. The theme this year is "You Being You and Us being Us. " This six-day festival will have dozens of celebratory as well as educational events. Colleen Condon with the Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) says it's important to feel accepted, adding the suicide rate for the LGBTQ community is five times greater than the South Carolina average.

MUSC’s new director of LGBTQ+ Health Services to expand education resources In two weeks, the first person to hold the position as Director of LGBTQ+ Health Services and Enterprise Resources at MUSC will begin the (Source: Live 5 News) By Alexis Simmons | April 5, 2021 at 3:04 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 5:52 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its resources for the LGBTQ+ community. In two weeks, the first person to hold the position a...

South Carolina is one of three U.S states — along with Arkansas and Wyoming — that doesn't have a hate crimes law.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina Democrat has filed a bill that would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming medical procedures or medication to transgender youth. The bill, authored by Democratic state Rep. Cezar McKnight of Williamsburg was filed Tuesday and has bipartisan support and is part of a wave of similar bills being debated in states across the country. Specifically, the ...

2021 Golden Globe Awards — African-American Actors Took Home Multiple Trophies By Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing Writer Published March 4, 2021 Pictured in this screen grab: Taylor Simone Ledward accepts the Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama award for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ on behalf of the winner, the late Chadwick Boseman at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards on February 28, 2021. — (Photo by: NBC) African-American actors took home multiple trophies at the 2021 Golden Globe ...

Republican lawmaker calls LGBTQ equality a ‘rebellion against God’ South Carolina State Sen. Richard Cash called LGBTQ equality a "rebellion against God" 1.1kSHARES South Carolina State Sen. Richard Cash, during his anti-LGBTQ rant — Photo: Screenshot A Republican lawmaker in South Carolina engaged in a lengthy, anti-LGBTQ rant while debating anti-abortion legislation last week. State Sen. Richard Cash blamed LGBTQ equality and the Civil Rights movement for causing a “slow, downward mor...