How to Celebrate, Show Up, and Support Equality Meta description: Pride Month in South Carolina is a chance to celebrate, connect, and invest in equality. Here are real ways to show up across the state this June.

What Is Give Out Day — and Why It Matters for LGBTQ+ South Carolinians

Five meaningful ways to celebrate Pride Month across South Carolina this June — Pride festivals, queer-owned businesses, free Safe Zone trainings, and the Capital City Cocktail Competition.

Through Midlands Gives 2026, SC Equality delivered the funding to keep us showing up - in every county, at every Pride, all year long.

Midlands Gives 2026 is May 5 — but the work doesn't wait, and neither does the giving. Early donations to South Carolina Equality are open right now, and every dollar you contribute today directly funds LGBTQ+ advocacy at the State House, in our communities, and across all 46 counties of South Carolina.

A new SC license plate is trending. SC Equality has its own — and $25 funds LGBTQ+ advocacy statewide. Here's how to order.

South Carolina's Near-Total Abortion Ban Just Cleared Committee. Here's What Happens Next.

South Carolina H.5501 calls on the Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges. SC Equality — which won marriage equality in SC in 2014 — responds. Learn what's at stake and take action.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Chiles v. Salazar — a case about whether states can use licensing laws to prevent conversion therapy. The Court ruled that Colorado’s law should be reviewed under a heightened standard of scrutiny and sent the case back to the lower court.

South Carolina lawmakers are currently considering H.4756, a bill that would change how public schools, colleges, and universities manage restrooms, locker rooms, housing, and other gender-segregated spaces.

Veronica Walters leaves behind a lasting legacy of advocacy, compassion, and leadership within the Myrtle Beach LGBTQ community and across South Carolina. Through her work founding T-Time and serving as a longtime board member of South Carolina Equality, she helped build support networks and visibility for transgender people throughout the state.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with South Carolina Equality as we honor five LGBTQ women who changed history and helped advance equality around the world.

On International Women’s Day, South Carolina Equality celebrates the LGBTQ women who helped shape history and continue advancing equality today. From trailblazing activists to groundbreaking leaders, their courage and vision have transformed communities and inspired generations.

South Carolina Equality testified against S.540 during a State House hearing where parents, legal experts, educators, and mental health professionals warned about the bill’s potential harm to LGBTQ youth. Despite unanimous opposition from those who spoke, the Senate subcommittee voted to advance the legislation.

Learn what South Carolina Senate Bill S.540 does, how it could affect LGBTQ youth and families, and why advocates are raising concerns about the proposed legislation.

Women's History Month:Honoring LGBTQ WomenWho Changed History

The Fight for Dignity Is Happening Now: S.199 Returns February 18

Love Wins: The Couples Who Show Us Why the Fight Mattered

Before Love Won: The Fight for Marriage Equality in South Carolina

Discover how love wins in South Carolina. SC Equality has lead the fight for marriage equality and advocating for a South Carolina where EQUAL MEANS EVERYONE