South Carolina

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Issues

• Marriage
  2006 – Anti-same-sex marriage constitutional amendment banned marriage for same-sex couples
1996 – Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples
• Domestic Violence
  Has domestic violence laws that explicitly exclude same-sex survivors of domestic violence
• Second-Parent Adoption
  It is unclear whether the state adoption law permits second-parent adoptions.
• Hate Crimes
  Does not have hate crime laws that include crimes based on any characteristics

Statewide LGBT Organizations

Alliance for Full Acceptance
http://www.affa-sc.org

South Carolina Equality Coalition
http://www.scequality.org

South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement
http://www.scglpm.org

South Carolina Pride
http://www.scpride.org

LGBT Youth

Affirm Youth
http://www.affirmyouth.org

We Are Family
http://www.waf.org