- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in South Carolina indicate a moderate level of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights in specific areas.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
History
Same-sex marriage in South Carolina is legal.
Current status
Since Nov 20, 2014
Since Nov 20, 2014
Legal
Supreme Court allowed same sex marriage to commence
Censorship of LGBT Issues in South Carolina is no censorship.
Current status
Since Mar 11, 2020
Since Mar 11, 2020
No censorship
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina entered a consent decree that declares South Carolina’s 1988 discriminatory anti-LGBTQ curriculum law unconstitutional and bars its enforcement.
State-enforced
An archaic 1988 law "banning homosexual or gay topics within school classrooms" was made.
Until 1988
No censorship
In South Carolina, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in South Carolina is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Requires surgery to change gender on drivers licenses. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Carolina is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
LGBT employment discrimination in South Carolina is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally under a Supreme Court ruling.
LGBT housing discrimination in South Carolina is no protections.
Current status
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in South Carolina is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 26, 2017
Since Jun 26, 2017
Legal
Any single adult can adopt, regardless of being LGBT. There is however no protections in place for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Couples must be married to adopt jointly or for second parent adoption.
Couples must be married to adopt jointly or for second parent adoption.
Until Jun 26, 2017
Ambiguous
Single-parent and joint adoptions are permitted by statute. Second-parent adoption varies by judge and county.
Serving openly in military in South Carolina is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Blood donations by MSMs in South Carolina is legal.
Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Since May 11, 2023
Legal
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
Equal age of consent in South Carolina is equal.
Current status
Equal
Age of consent laws are equitable, regardless of gender or orientation.
US Equality Rank
- #43 Arkansas65
- #44 Wyoming65
- #45 Georgia65
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#46 South Carolina64
- #47 Oklahoma63
- #48 Mississippi62
- #49 Louisiana61
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