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
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
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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