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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of South Carolina face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in South Carolina. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for all of the protections available to opposite-sex married couples.
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[edit] Laws against homosexuality
South Carolina's sodomy laws, which made "buggery" a felony punishable by five years in prison or a $500 fine, were invalidated by the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas.[1]
[edit] Recognition of same-sex relationships
South Carolina voters adopted a constitutional amendment in November 2006 that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman and prohibited the recognition of same-sex relationships under any other name.[2] Similar restrictions appear in the state statutes as well.[3]
[edit] Adoption and parenting
South Carolina permits adoption by individuals. There are no explicit prohibitions on adoption by same-sex couples or on second-parent adoptions.[4]
[edit] Discrimination protection
No provision of South Carolina law explicitly addresses discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation or gender identity.[5]
[edit] Hate crime laws
South Carolina does not have a hate crimes law.[6]
[edit] Public opinion
An August 2011 Public Policy Polling survey found that 21% of South Carolina voters thought that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 69% thought it should be illegal and 10% were not sure. A separate question on the same survey found that 48% of South Carolina voters supported the legal recognition of same-sex couples, with 19% supporting same-sex marriage, 29% supporting civil unions but not marriage, 51% favoring no legal recognition and 2% not sure.[7]
An December 2012 Public Policy Polling survey found that 27% of South Carolina voters thought that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 62% thought it should be illegal and 10% were not sure. A separate question on the same survey found that 54% of South Carolina voters supported the legal recognition of same-sex couples, with 25% supporting same-sex marriage, 29% supporting civil unions but not marriage, 43% favoring no legal recognition and 4% not sure[8]
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[edit] Organizations
[edit] LGBT organizations
- Alliance for Full Acceptance
- South Carolina Equality Coalition
- South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement
- South Carolina Pride
[edit] LGBT community centers
[edit] LGBT youth organizations
[edit] Higher education LGBT resource offices
[edit] Anti-LGBT Industry
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- ↑ Marghretta Adeline Hagood, "South Carolina's Sexual Conduct Laws After Lawrence v. Texas," in South Carolina Law Review, Summer 2010.
- ↑ CNN: 2006 Key Ballot Measures, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: South Carolina Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: South Carolina Adoption Law , accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: South Carolina Non-Discrimination Law, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Human Resources Campaign: South Carolina Hate Crimes Law, accessed April 10, 2011
- ↑ Public Policy Polling: "SC against gay marriage, Tea Party; Dems want Hillary in '16," September 9, 2011, accessed September 9, 2011
- ↑ "Haley trails Sheheen, Graham getting stronger". Public Policy Polling. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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