Compare LGBT Rights in South Carolina

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-Affirming CareUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 11–December 14, 2021)
55% Favor
40% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, March 8–November 9, 2021)
50% Favor
48% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7–December 20, 2020)
53% Favor
42% Oppose
Support for LGBT protections by US state
(PRRI, 2018)
58% Favor
0%
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
(PRRI, 2018)
53% Oppose
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 4–December 30, 2017)
53% Favor
37% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 6, 2016–January 10, 2017)
44% Favor
45% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 7, 2015–January 7, 2016)
40% Favor
49% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage (US)
(PRRI American Values Atlas, January 2, 2014–January 4, 2015)
39% Favor
54% Oppose
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
40% Favor
54% Oppose
Support of homosexuality by US state
(Pew Research, 2014)
51% Support
42% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2011-2012)
34% Support
66% Oppose
Support for same-sex marriage
(The Williams Institute, 2004)
20% Support
80% Oppose
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