The Q-word and the angry, divisive state of SC politics

By: Paul Hyde

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 821

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Perhaps it’s a symptom of growing up in a conservative family, but I was dismayed to hear politicians recently invoke the word “queer” to describe South Carolinians.

It happened the other night at a Republican candidates’ forum in Anderson.

State Rep. April Cromer of Anderson used the word in a disparaging way while speaking about her opposition to a very modest ($4,750) S.C. Arts Commission grant this year for the Greenville Gay …

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