Charleston SC

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  South Carolina judge accepts marriage license application from same-sex couple

  Wednesday, October 8, 2014

  CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A South Carolina court accepted a same-sex marriage application Wednesday and plans to issue a license despite the state's constitutional ban against the practice and the attorney general's pledge to defend it.

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  S.C. businesses roll out the red carpet for ‘Big Gay’ wedding celebration

  Friday, August 15, 2014

  CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Gay rights advocates hope the buzz surrounding a "Big, Gay 'I Do'" wedding celebration in Charleston will show how much money South Carolina's businesses are losing to the state's ban on same-sex marriage.…

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  Victory Fund announces ‘Ten Races to Watch’ featuring LGBT candidates

  Friday, October 25, 2013

  The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund has announced its annual “Races to Watch” list featuring openly LGBT candidates, naming 10 candidates involved in groundbreaking runs for political office this year. Victory has endorsed a total of…

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  Lawsuit alleges anti-gay bullying by Charleston, S.C. high school teacher

  Saturday, September 7, 2013

  CHARLESTON, S.C. — A high school math teacher in South Carolina bullied a student so mercilessly as "gay" that the boy tried to kill himself, the teen and his mother claim in court.

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  New political ad targets U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint’s anti-gay comments

  Tuesday, July 24, 2012

  CHARLESTON, S.C -- A new political ad is emphasizing U.S. Senator Jim DeMint's previously stated belief that LGBT people shouldn't be allowed to teach in schools has angered DeMint supporters because, they claim, it falsely portrays…

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