Stop SC Lawmakers From Banning Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Youth

It’s Time to Defeat H.4624 and related legislation!

About H.4624

Bill Prohibiting Physicians from Providing Medically Necessary Healthcare for Transgender Youth

Lawmakers in South Carolina are considering House Bill 4624, a bill that would prohibit transgender people under the age of 18 from receiving essential medical care and create a school climate where they are unable to be themselves.

The bill also requires teachers and staff at schools in South Carolina to share with students’ parents if they learn that a student’s “perception of [their] gender or sex is inconsistent with the minor's sex.” In effect, the bill essentially requires teachers to “out” transgender students to their parents, potentially before they are ready to share.

Other Bills in SC

See all of the legislation that is pending in the South Carolina legislature in 2023-2024.

Learn About H. 4624

It’s critical for advocates, parents, and South Carolinians to fully understand the bill so we can push back as hard as possible and defeat it. We’ve developed two resources to help you understand.

Read the H.4624 bill explainer, which talks through the various components of this dangerous legislation and why it’s so harmful.

Message guidance, which may help as you arrange meetings with lawmakers and submit testimony about the damage that H.4624 would do to trans youth across the state.

How You Can Take Action

Message Your Senators

Send a message using this form to the House Judiciary Committee members and urge them to reject this legislation.

 

Share Your Story

Share your story opposing anti-transgender legislation in South Carolina by clicking here, whether you’re an LGBTQ person, a parent, a business owner, faith leader, or more!

Videos from the Frontlines

Watch this video of South Carolinians overwhelmingly testifying against H.4624 in January 2024.

Watch this video featuring South Carolinians rallying against the anti-transgender bill and expressing support for trans youth.