H.4624 prohibits best-practice healthcare for transgender youth under the age of 18, including hormone therapy, puberty-delaying medication, and surgery. The law is currently in effect.
Youth can still access mental health care, which is not restricted or banned by this law. Youth and their families may also travel to access care in other states where gender-affirming care has not been restricted.
The Campaign for Southern Equality, Uplift Outreach Center, We Are Family, and Harriet Hancock Center are working with partners across South Carolina to provide resources and information to impacted families. Click here to learn more about the Trans Youth Emergency Project.
NOTE: This page includes resources for transgender youth and their families who have lost access to gender-affirming care as a result of H4624. If you are a transgender adult whose access to care has been impacted by the new law, please visit this page for information and support.
Resource Guide for Those Impacted by H4624
We know this is a very challenging time filled with many questions. This resource guide is designed to provide up-to-date information about H.4624 and concrete resources to help transgender South Carolinians continue accessing healthcare. We will update this guide as more information and resources become available.
Digital Toolkit to Spread the Word
It is critical that we get the word out to families and young people about resources that are available, including support identifying in-state and out-of-state care and emergency funding. Thank you for helping to share information with your networks. Please use these templates to share information with your email lists, social media networks, and in-person community spaces.
Emergency Grants & Patient Navigation for Impacted Families
The Trans Youth Emergency Project offers custom 1-on-1 conversations with the families of transgender youth impacted by the anti-transgender healthcare law in South Carolina – as well as rapid response emergency grants of $500 to help parents and caregivers to youth navigate this challenging time. Grants can be made to the parent/caregiver of an impacted youth. To learn more about these grants and to request one, fill out the form below. After filling out this form, a representative from the Trans Youth Emergency Project will reach out to you via email to begin assisting you.
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Your gift to the Trans Youth Emergency Project helps families of transgender youth in states across the country, including SC, navigate cruel bans on gender-affirming care. Every donation directly helps families through this crisis.
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