Today marks the official start of the 2023 South Carolina legislative session, and advocates for LGBTQ+ people in the state are ready to defend the community at the statehouse. More than a dozen bills have been introduced to attack LGBTQ+ people. They include:

Come on Thursday, January 19 to kick off the legislative session and support LGBTQ+ equality.

Today the U.S. Senate is set to take a critical vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and interracial couples at the federal level.

We ask everyone to call your senator immediately and tell them to vote NO on H. 5399. Phone calls and in-person meetings are the MOST effective thing you can do to move legislators.

This fall the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in South Carolina has taken center stage again – and we need more South Carolinians to speak out and share their stories about why marriage matters to them.

It's a great opportunity to provide information to legislators from the House and Senate, as well as key stakeholders who shape many policies that affect the children on South Carolina.

Join us for this community law workshop, led by attorney Colleen Condon, about trans youth rights and how you can protect your family in a post-Dobbs era in a state with active anti-transgender laws.

Budget proviso prohibits the Medical University of South Carolina from using state funding to support gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Two other anti-LGBTQ+ provisos were rejected from the budget.

In the same month that two anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed, dozens of queer youth came together for We Are Family's Queer Youth Prom in Charleston. Remember: Our existence is our resistance. No one – and no discriminatory bill – can take away LGBTQ+ joy.

“South Carolinians deserve a clean budget that isn’t hijacked to harm LGBTQ+ young people.”

A calendar of Pride-focused events throughout June, all across South Carolina!

Take action with the SC United for Justice & Equality team.

Psalm 139:13-14 tells me that God knit you together.  You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

These anti-LGBTQ attacks must not be allowed to remain in the state budget – and now, we have an opportunity to take action.

Whether you’re a transgender student who may want to play sports some day, a teacher or parent devastated by the message this sends to young people, or an advocate eager to send encouraging thoughts to youth, share with us using this form.

SC United for Justice & Equality coalition will explore every possible option to secure dignity and equality for transgender youth in South Carolina.

H.4776, one of the first of its kind in the United States, would grant healthcare providers the ability to refuse care to LGBTQ+ people by granting a broad ‘license to discriminate.’

SC United for Justice & Equality coalition calls for Governor McMaster to veto bill and commits to exploring every possible option to secure dignity and equality for transgender youth in South Carolina.