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| Region | South Carolina |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Jun 23, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | South Carolina has no employment protections for sexual orientation and gender identity statuses. While employment discrimination based on gender identity has formally been illegal nationwide since Bostock v. Clayton County, a federal investigator told a transgender man in June 2026 that the EEOC is no longer "permitted to conduct/continue any investigation regarding transgender cases, and that is coming from the chain of command." |
| Sources | https://schac.sc.gov/employment-discrimination/prohibited-practices-discrimination-types/sex-discrimination https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-investigations |
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| Description | South Carolina has no employment protections for sexual orientation and gender identity statuses. | South Carolina has no employment protections for sexual orientation and gender identity statuses. While employment discrimination based on gender identity has formally been illegal nationwide since Bostock v. Clayton County, a federal investigator told a transgender man in June 2026 that the EEOC is no longer "permitted to conduct/continue any investigation regarding transgender cases, and that is coming from the chain of command." |
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| Sources | https://schac.sc.gov/employment-discrimination/prohibited-practices-discrimination-types/sex-discrimination | https://schac.sc.gov/employment-discrimination/prohibited-practices-discrimination-types/sex-discrimination https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-investigations |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Jun 23, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | South Carolina has no employment protections for sexual orientation and gender identity statuses. |
| Sources | https://schac.sc.gov/employment-discrimination/prohibited-practices-discrimination-types/sex-discrimination |