South Carolina – LGBTQ+ Resources

South Carolina SC Organizations SC Community Organization SC LGBTQ+ Organizations The following guide will help you identify lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups and organizations that support, advance, and educate individuals and the community.

SC Gay and Lesbian Events

• Outfest Columbia
• Proud Mary Theatre Company - Spartanburg
• SC Pride Festival and Parade - Columbia

Gay and Lesbian Social Groups in South Carolina

• Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc
  Social service Greek lettered organization for dominant lesbian women.
  
  
• Charleston Social Club
  Social organization for lesbians and women who are accepting of lesbians.
  
  
• Prime Timers Columbia
  Social organization of older gay or bisexual men which organization group activities.
  
  
• Prime Timers Myrtle Beach
  Social organization of older gay or bisexual men which organization group activities.
  
  

SC Gay and Lesbian Support and Advocacy Organizations

• Alliance for Full Acceptance
  Charleston based organization works to eliminate social prejudice based on sexual orientation.
  
  
• College of Charleston Safe Zone
  Where one can feel free to talk about being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, allied, asexual or intersex without fear of criticism or hatred.
  
  
• 864Pride
  Based in Greer, 864Pride is a clinical nonprofit focused on increasing access to mental health and medical services for the LGBTQ+ community in the Upstate.
  
  
• Grand Strand Pride
  Based in Myrtle Beach, this organization is working to advance acceptance of the Grand Strand LGBT community through increased visibility.
  
  
• Harriet Hancock Center
  Located in Columbia, the Harriet Hancock Center provides a safe and welcoming space for the LGBT community and its allies and offers a variety of resources including a library, supportive groups, and directory of LGBT-friendly businesses, organizations, and counselors.
  
  
• Lowcountry Pride
  This organization provides support and hosts events for the LGBTQIA+ community in Beaufort County.
  
  
• Myrtle Beach Horry County Democratic LGBT Committee
  LGBT political advocacy organization.
  
  
• PFLAG Greenville | PFLAG Spartanburg
  Provides support and resources for peers, family, and allies of the LGBTQ community.
  
  
• Pride Myrtle Beach
  Pride Myrtle Beach is an active LGBTQ+ advocay organizaton serving Myrtle Beach and surrounding areas.
  
  
• Rainbow Support Group SC
  Spartanburg based LGBTQIA support group seeks to promote tolerance and empowerment for individuals and to aid in the fight to stop LGBTQIA bullying.
  
  
• South Carolina Black Pride
  
  
• South Carolina Equality Coalition
  
  
• South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Business Guild
  
  
• South Carolina Stonewall Democrats
  This organization works to elect LGBT and pro-equality Democrats in SC.
  
  
• Transgender Awareness Alliance
  Lexington based organization supplies emergency assistance to the transgender community of SC and partners with other organizations to create an affirming network of legal, health, and consumer resources.
  
  
• Uplift Outreach Center
  Located in Spartanburg, this organization is creating a safe space where youth are accepted and partner with local organizations to provide LGBTQ+ specific resources to the community.
  
  
• Upstate Pride
  Spartanburg's Gay Pride March Committee.
  
  
• Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce - empower local queer business entrepreneurs, individuals and allied partners to generate creative and economic value for our local communities - serves Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg and Union counties.
  
  
• We Are Family
  This group serves Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties to help GLBTQ and straight ally youth find their places in the world, in their families, and communities.
  

SC Religious Groups Accepting of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals

• Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church
• Augusta Heights Baptist Church - Greenville
• Circular Congregational Church - Charleston
• First Baptist Church of Greenville - Affirming Baptist with LGBTQ community groups
• Garden of Grace UCC - Columbia
• Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
• Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim - Charleston - Reform Judaism
• Metropolitan Community Church of Charleston
• North Anderson Community Church Presbyterian
• Peace Congregational Church - Clemson
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church - Charleston
• Unitarian Church in Charleston
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Clemson
• Unity Church of Charleston
• Unity Fellowship Church of Charleston

Related Resources for SC Gays and Lesbians

• Rainbow Radio - broadcast in Columbia - podcasts available