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Here’s how you can show up for housing justice, academic freedom, and LGBTQ+ rights this week

S.C. lawmakers keep attacking the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and students. We have some better ideas for them.

Our lawmakers want to dismantle the wall between church and state, take away our reproductive rights, and make life harder for trans youth

Free speech, voting rights, abortion, and trans rights are all on the line this week

South Carolina lawmakers return to Columbia on Tuesday. Get ready with us.

A medically discredited practice known as “conversion therapy” seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ+ people. Medical experts long ago reached the conclusion that this practice is harmful, and many of the leading founders of “ex-gay” organizations have apologized and renounced their own work in the past decade. So why are South Carolina’s most powerful politicians pushing to bring it back? 

Two state budget provisos threaten our freedoms and our local governments’ ability to fund public services

Sneaky lawmaking via the budget, summer advocacy training, and bills to watch in 2026

The capital city protects gay and lesbian kids from pseudoscientific ‘therapy.’ Why are state politicians threatening the city over this?