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No provision of South Carolina's anti-discrimination law explicitly addresses discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. [12] However, in 2020, a federal law was expanded to protect LGBT discrimination in the workplace, which extends to all 50 US states, including South Carolina. [13]
However, the average and median household incomes of same-sex couples were lower than different-sex couples, and same-sex couples were also far less likely to own a home than opposite-sex partners. 21% of same-sex couples in South Carolina were raising children under the age of 18, with an estimated 3,370 children living in households headed by ...
The text of South Carolina Amendment 1 states: A marriage between one man and one woman is the only lawful domestic union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. This State and its political subdivisions shall not create a legal status, right, or claim respecting any other domestic union, however denominated.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity.
The South Carolina Code of Laws, also SC Code of Laws, is the compendium of all laws in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Divided into 62 chapters, the code provides a legal interpretation of all rights and punishments to all citizens of South Carolina.
What are South Carolina's abortion laws? The Center for Reproductive Rights made a post on Aug. 23, 2023, explaining and condemning the S.C. Supreme Court's decisions on abortion.
South Carolina: Governor Henry McMaster May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 On May 21, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a law banning trans health care for minors. The law, which went into effect immediately, also requires principals, teachers and other school staff members to tell parents when their children want to use a name other ...