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Mace, an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican South Carolina congresswoman, invited Crockett, a Texas Democrat, to “take it outside” when the latter pointed to the GOP lawmaker’s constant attacks on transgender people.
James McIntyre merely shook her hand at an event and asked her to consider trans kids before she got him arrested, witnesses said.
LGBTQ+ groups say the Republican lawmaker's videos violate the social media company's community standards.
Darlington Mayor Curtis Boyd said he meant a ‘bundle of sticks,’ before claiming he didn’t know what the well-known antigay slur meant.
The states with the fewest queer people are also some of the states proposing and passing the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
Mace’s legislative director, Sean Brislin, was arrested in 2020 for breaking into a woman’s home and sleeping in her bed.
A look at the attention-seeking political gamesmanship of the South Carolina congresswoman that will lead to real people getting hurt.
“Why [are we] focusing on singling out one member — one new member, a freshman member of this body now,” Garcia asked.
The law violates established legal precedent, the plaintiff’s lawyers argue.
The South Carolina Republican senator, who has consistently voted for anti-LGBTQ+ policies, has denied being queer.
Three women GOP State Senators joined Democrats last year to block an extreme conservative-backed bill.
Gov. Henry McMaster is likely to sign a gender-affirming care ban into law, but families in South Carolina still have options.
"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports...you should be able to play," Staley said.
In a revealing interview, the conservative group’s tactics and recent school board election losses highlight the ongoing debate over educational content and LGBTQ+ rights.
Despite being less than six weeks pregnant, Taylor Shelton said that healthcare providers would not assist her in terminating her pregnancy, nor provide her resources for services elsewhere.
The far-right group is opening a school in the state that will be funded with taxpayer money but won’t have public oversight.
Across the South, families of transgender youth who want to find gender-affirming care for their children are wading through a morass of pending legal cases and being turned away at pharmacies without crucial information on what their rights are.
Police don’t suspect foul play, but the family wants to know more about the mystery man who was with her when she disappeared.
Last week, Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, went public with his girlfriend after rumors swirled about his sexuality. This week, he quit the race to become the Republican Party's presidential nominee.
