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Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.
Gov. Henry McMaster is likely to sign a gender-affirming care ban into law, but families in South Carolina still have options.
The bill is similar to a number of anti-trans sports bills signed into law in GOP-led states across the country.
Gov. Henry McMasters, a Republican, also managed to misgender trans youth in the process.
The Republican presidential hopeful also said Dylan Mulvaney is "a guy, making fun of women."
Republicans launch their latest culture war, with queer and POC youth caught in the crossfire.
The Biden administration praised the ruling on South Carolina's "extreme and dangerous abortion ban."
Last week, Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, went public with his girlfriend after rumors swirled about his sexuality. This week, he quit the race to become the Republican Party's presidential nominee.
Eden Rogers and Brandy Welch were rejected as foster parents by a state-funded agency because of their faith and sexual orientation.
