MARCH 13 . 2004 • Q-NOTES
South Carolina
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by Ed Madden
use elects gay student body president
COLUMBIA — The University of South
Carolina elected its first openly gay student
government presi
dent on Feb. 24,
when students voted
Zachery Scott into
office with an over
whelming 57 per
cent of the vote.
Though there were
three candidates in
the race, Scott’s
strong win allowed
him to avoid a run
off election.
Zachery Scott
A junior political science major, Scott
currently serves as USC student govern
ment vice president. When he was elected
to the office last year, he became the first
openly gay student government official at
USC. (The honor of being the first openly
gay candidate goes to former USC BGLA
president Angela Wilson.)
Charieston attorney attacks
lesbian custody
CHARLESTON — A custody case in the
Charleston area has the potential to affect
the gay and lesbian community of South
Carolina.
A lesbian couple of five years went to
court after their son reported he had been
sexually abused. The son’s biological
father knew of and supported the relation
ship, until he was accused of sexual abuse.
He has hired attorney Dusty Rhoades, who
used his time in court to totally denigrate
LCBT couples, according to the Alliance for
Full Acceptance of Charleston. The case
ended in a hung jury and is under appeal.
Rhodes has pledged to take the case all
the way to the Supreme Court to make sure
that no gay or lesbian parent ever has the
legal right to raise a child. In the current
climate (with anti-adoption bills proposed
in the S.C. Senate and federal courts deny
ing adoption rights to gay and lesbian cou
ples), this case could affect the communi
ty for years to come.
Info: info@affti-sc.org.
State coalition hires lobbyist
COLUMBIA — The SC
Equality Coalition, an alliance
of GLBT and AiDS-servicc
organizations and allies, has
hired Laddie Howard as a lobby
ist for the current legislative ses
sion. In an email to the delegates, the SCEC
chair ]ohanna Haynes explained that the cur
rent legislative climate made the hire urgent.
Howard is working with state organizations
and activists to coordinate responses to pend
ing anti-gay legislation. If you would like to
contribute to this important work, email SCEC
at chair@scequality.org.
Gays and lesbians Of color
coalition fomiing
COLUMBIA — It is time for some
Palmetto Umoja. Palmetto Umoja is a new
group designed to defeat the stereotype that
the fight for orientation equality is just a
“white issue.” The group will focus on topics
important to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and
transgender people of color. The group’s first
goal is to form a committee to write a letter
to the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus to let
them know they should be a voice for gays
and lesbians of color as well as the hetero
sexual African-American community. Umoja
is the Swahili word for ‘unity.’
Info: CharleKengliis@aol.coni
SCGLPM revising wedding resonree guide
COLUMBIA — At the statewide bridal
show in Columbia, the South Carolina Gay
and Lesbian Pride Movement distributed
almost 100 copies of a “Wedding Resource •
Guide for Same-Sex Couples." it includes
ministers, florists, caterers, photogra
phers, limo services, travel agencies, and
other businesses willing to work with
same-sex weddings.
Deciding to include wedding resources
in the Community Center resource guide,
SCGLPM has now put together a separate
guide for couples. At a time of celebration,
one doesn’t want to worry about whether
or not one’s caterer will have a problem
putting two grooms or two brides on the
cake. SCGLPM would be interested in
knowing of florists, bakers, caterers, minis
ters, musicians, etc., who are happy to
work with gay or lesbian weddings or pro
vide services important to gay or lesbian
couples making a commitment to one
another. Listings in the guide are free.
Display advertising is also available.
Info: SCGLPM
803-771-7713 or SCPrideCenter@aol.com
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