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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace gets roasted for attacking her state’s NCAA champion Dawn Staley on transgender players

Ahead of her state’s prospect to win a national championship, the South Carolina Republican attacked the famed basketball coach for her inclusive stance.

University of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says she supports transgender athletes in women's sports

"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports...you should be able to play," Staley said.

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The success of Matt Lynch: How a gay basketball coach led his team to victory

Lynch’s story is something out of a Hollywood feel-good movie: A queer basketball coach turns a failing sports team into would-be champions.

S.C. House OKs Cuts to Colleges With LGBT Curricula

After assigning LGBT-inclusive books on their freshman reading lists, two South Carolina universities could see their budgets slashed by close to $70,000 combined.

S.C. College Cancels Lesbian Play After 'Recruitment' Charges

The University of South Carolina Upstate has canceled a performance of How to Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less amid politicians' complaints that it was 'recruiting' students to be lesbians.

S.C. Pols Continue Critique of College Over LGBT 'Recruitment'

One has already compared the offering of LGBT materials to indoctrination in skinhead culture and radical Islam, and now another says 'all of America should be outraged' at the University of South Carolina Upstate.

S.C. Gov OK's Penalizing Schools for LGBT Curricula

The state budget requires two colleges to make up for having put LGBT-themed books on student reading lists by teaching about the nation's founding documents.

Lawsuit Filed Over Unnecessary Surgery on Intersex Baby

A 16-month-old intersex child underwent irreversible surgery, eventually classifying the child as the wrong gender.

The Case for Judge J. Michelle Childs to Replace Justice Breyer

As a non-Ivy League Southerner who ruled in favor of LGBTQ+ rights, Childs would bring a sense of realism to SCOTUS.

Fans Show Lack of Creativity, Smarts in Michael Sam Posters

During the GameDay broadcast, which takes place in front of a sea of college football fans, two signs could be seen featuring homophobic messages about Michael Sam.

Former South Carolina coach reaches out to Chatman

Former collegiate women's basketball coach Pam Parsons, whose improper conduct with one of her players was made public 25 years ago, has reached out to Pokey Chatman (pictured), who recently relinquished her position coaching the same sport at Louisiana State University because of allegations that she had an improper relationship with a former player.

STUDY: LGB Teens Need Birth Control Info Too

These teens appear to be at greater risk for pregnancy than straight teenagers, a new study indicates.

S.C. Colleges in LGBT Controversy May Get Funding Back, With Strings Attached

The State Senate voted to restore funds that the House cut from two schools in retaliation over the assignment of LGBT-inclusive reading material, but the schools will be required to use the money to teach about the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents.

S.C. Sen. Thinks LGBT People Are 'Warped,' 'Sick,' 'Shameful'

Caleb Laieski wrote an innocuous email to South Carolina legislator Mike Fair asking him to consider a ban on so-called conversion therapy. You won't believe the response.

Meet George Washington University’s pioneering lesbian president Ellen Granberg

She’s going into her second year as the leader and public face of the prestigious private institution in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Joe Biden sends queer lawmakers & LGBTQ+ allies to Paris Olympics

President Joe Biden is showing LGBTQ+ allyship as elite athletes compete from France on the world’s stage.

Democratic Town Hall: Economics, Race, Faith -- and Beyonce

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton tout their economic plans, while Clinton gets a question on Beyonce and Sanders muses about psychoanalyzing Donald Trump.