COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – No matter what happens with an anti-discrimination bill on the floor of the South Carolina House, supporters of gay rights are pleased that this has been a surprisingly quiet Legislative session for them.
House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford managed to get a bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as race, religion, age and sex for hiring, housing and services in places like restaurants to the House floor.
It’s not known if there will be a vote or if the House will send it back to committee.
South Carolina Equality Board Chairman Jeff Ayers says he is impressed that bills that would reduce gay rights have not made it out of committee, even after a judge legalized same-sex marriage in the state last year.
