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Our annual fall festival in downtown Spartanburg 

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Our annual Pride Month event in downtown Greenville

Annual event promoting health and open to all

Event calendar with events from organizations all over the upstate

Events

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Make a difference by funding progress in the upstate

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Upstate SC LGBTQ  Chamber of Commerce business directory

Resources especially for young members of the community

Find welcoming and affirming places of worship 

Find LGBTQ+-friendly healthcare and therapy

Local sports leagues and outdoor activities

Advocacy organizations and support groups for all needs

Resources

Support and resources for getting gender-affirming care

Advocacy and Support Groups

The Queer Wellness Center supports the LQBTQ+ community through mental health programming,  funding for medical and mental health care, increasing affirmative providers through clinical training, support groups, and a resource closet.

Advocacy & Support Groups

Queer Wellness Center

PFLAG ​is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Meetings for the Greenville chapter are held on the first Wednesday of the month. 

Support Groups

PFLAG Greenville

PFLAG ​is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Meetings for the Spartanburg chapter are held on the first Tuesday of the month. 

Support Groups

PFLAG Spartanburg

PFLAG ​is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Meetings for the Anderson chapter are held on the second Thursday of the month. 

Support Groups

PFLAG Anderson

SC United for Justice & Equality envisions a South Carolina where everyone can thrive, with a focus on the lived and legal equality of LGBTQ people. The coalition advocates for the passage of legislation to protect LGBTQ community members and opposes anti-LGBTQ legislation. The coalition also works on intersecting issues of social justice, including racial justice, reproductive justice, voting rights, and health care access. 

Advocacy

SC United for Justice and Equality

ACLU-SC advocates, litigates, educates, and mobilizes to defend and advance the civil rights and civil liberties of all South Carolinians in the courts, the State House and Communities. 

Advocacy

ACLU of South Carolina

SC Equality fighting for full, lived LGBTQ+ equality in a number of ways: passing pro-equality legislation, electing pro-equality leaders, fighting for civil rights in the courtroom, reducing disparities in LGBTQ+ health, and well-being, developing a pipeline of LGBTQ+ leaders, and increasing civic participation within the LGBTQ+ community.

Advocacy

South Carolina Equality

Looking for more resources?

For more resources, including statewide, national, and online resources, check out the Jacob's Ladder resource list. 

Jacob's Ladder