LGBTQ+

When Harriet Hancock's middle child, Greg, came out to her as gay, she instantly accepted and supported him. But she learned that his friends who were gay had not received the same kind of acceptance as she had given her son.

Beth DeHart and her son, Jonah DeHart-Thompson, have dedicated their lives to serving and improving South Carolina communities. From the moment Jonah was conceived in the hearts of his two mothers, it was their intention to show him he was not only special, but that every person was special and deserved to be loved and cared for, regardless of their background.

When Harriet Hancock's middle child, Greg, came out to her as gay, she instantly accepted and supported him. But she learned that his friends who were gay had not received the same kind of acceptance as she had given her son.

In a second and final vote Tuesday, the Columbia City Council voted to officially overturn its conversion therapy ban for LGBTQ+ minors.

Amid pressure from state leaders and budget concerns, Columbia City Council Tuesday held its first vote to repeal the city's conversion therapy ban for LGBTQ+ minors.

Politics further divide as Americans self-segregate to red and blue states based on legislation and personal beliefs.

The secretive relationship between a South Carolina man and a Black transgender woman has been the focus of the nation’s first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity.

The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin, when a South Carolina man will face charges that he killed a Black transgender woman by shooting her three times in the head.

A vigil held in memory of 18-year-old Jacob Williamson drew dozens who knew him and dozens who didn't, but who felt the need to support a member of the trans community.

As more than a dozen states pass bans on transgender healthcare for minors, South Carolina activists hope they've won the battle here another year