Veronica Walters Tribute | Myrtle Beach LGBTQ Activist, T-Time Founder Remembered

Who Was Veronica Walters? Veronica Walters and South Carolina Equality

Veronica Walters

Veronica Walters was a longtime Myrtle Beach LGBTQ activist, founder of T-Time Transgender Support, and a dedicated board member of South Carolina Equality. For decades, Walters worked to strengthen transgender visibility and LGBTQ advocacy across South Carolina, becoming one of the most respected community leaders in the Grand Strand.

Remembering Veronica Walters: A Life of Courage, Compassion, and Community

South Carolina Equality joins communities across our state in mourning the loss of Veronica Walters, a tireless advocate, beloved community leader, and longtime member of the SC Equality family. Veronica passed away on March 3, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of courage, compassion, and unwavering commitment to LGBTQ people across South Carolina.

For more than two decades, Veronica served on the Board of Directors for South Carolina Equality. During that time, she was a steady presence in the fight for equality, lending her voice, insight, and determination to advance dignity and opportunity for LGBTQ South Carolinians. Her leadership helped guide the organization through pivotal moments, and her dedication to the mission never wavered.

Veronica Walters (center) poses with Grand Strand PRIDE co-founder Terry Livingston (left) and former SC Equality Executive Director Jeff Ayers during a Legislative Update Lunch & Learn event hosted by Grand Strand PRIDE in 2018. Tributes have recently poured in across the state to honor Walters, who died on March 3, 2026.

But Veronica’s impact stretched far beyond board meetings and organizational work. She was a visible and fearless advocate for transgender people and LGBTQ rights throughout the Grand Strand and across the state. Many described her as someone who simply showed up—to rallies, community meetings, Pride events, government hearings, and moments when the community needed support the most.

In Myrtle Beach and the surrounding region, Veronica became a pillar of the LGBTQ community. In 2005, she founded T-Time, a peer-to-peer support organization for transgender individuals. What began as a small support group grew into a vital resource for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people, offering support groups and community programming in Myrtle Beach and Florence. Through T-Time, Veronica created spaces where people could feel seen, supported, and understood.

Those who knew her often described her as both fierce and deeply compassionate. Veronica was known for advocating tirelessly for others, often putting the needs of community members before her own. Friends recall that if someone in the community needed help, Veronica would be the first to step forward—sometimes even driving hours to make sure someone could attend a meeting or receive support.

Her advocacy also extended into civic life. Veronica served for many years on the Myrtle Beach Human Rights Commission, where she worked to ensure that LGBTQ people were included in conversations about fairness, dignity, and equal treatment. Her voice helped strengthen the city’s commitment to human rights protections and visibility for LGBTQ residents.

Those who worked alongside her remember a woman who was relentless in her commitment to justice. Even while facing health challenges in recent years, Veronica continued to attend events, ask difficult questions, and stand in solidarity with others. She believed deeply in protecting LGBTQ youth and ensuring that the next generation would inherit a more inclusive and compassionate world.

Yet beyond her advocacy, Veronica was also known for the joy and personality she brought to every space she entered. She embraced bold fashion, vibrant colors, and her signature black beret. Even after eye surgery, she turned her eyepatch into a statement of identity—sometimes decorating it with butterflies or the colors of the transgender pride flag.

Veronica understood something that many advocates come to learn over time: showing up matters. Time and again, she demonstrated that meaningful change often begins with the simple act of standing beside others and refusing to let them stand alone.

To many in the community, Veronica was more than an activist—she was a mentor, protector, and friend. Some described her as a mother figure within the LGBTQ community, someone who carried both strength and empathy in equal measure.

Her legacy lives on in the countless lives she touched, the organizations she helped build, and the community she worked so hard to nurture.

At South Carolina Equality, we are profoundly grateful for Veronica’s leadership, friendship, and unwavering belief in a more just and compassionate South Carolina.

We extend our deepest condolences to her loved ones, to the T-Time community, to the Palmetto Transgender Association, and to all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Veronica Walters showed us what it means to lead with courage, to advocate with compassion, and to stand proudly in one’s truth.

May we honor her legacy by continuing the work she cared so deeply about—and by remembering, as she so often demonstrated, that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply show up for one another.

Remembering Veronica Walters

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.

If you have memories of Veronica Walters you would like to share, please contact South Carolina Equality.

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