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  FreeState Celebrates Asylum Victory for Our Clients Alex and Marvin

  Baltimore, MD – July 4, 2017 – On this Fourth of July, FreeState Justice celebrates freedom.  Alex and Marvin (pictured above) were recently granted asylum by the Department of Homeland Security. Alex and Marvin, immigrated to...

  July 3, 2017 683 0
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  LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Guide for Maryland

  FreeState is proud to share the release of its 2015 LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Guide for Maryland! For more information, click here....Read More

  January 12, 2015 3356 0
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  FreeState Justice Condemns Trump’s Morning Twitter Attack on Transgender Service Members

  This morning Donald Trump launched a full-fledged attack on the transgender service members who seek to dutifully serve our nation. Claiming “tremendous medical costs and disruption,”  President Trump called for a ban on transgender people from “serving...

  July 26, 2017 248 0
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  FreeState Justice Celebrates Charles Byrd Blackburn

  Today, FreeState Justice celebrates the life of Charles Byrd Blackburn, a tireless worker for equality in Maryland, who passed away last week. He is survived by his husband Glen Dehn. Former Equality Maryland Executive Director Dan...

  June 8, 2017 229 0
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  FreeState Justice Releases Strategic Plan

  FreeState Justice, a social justice organization focused on serving the LGBTQ community in Maryland formed by the merger of Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal, has released its first Strategic Plan as a newly merged organization. This...

  December 29, 2016 803 0
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  Maryland Department of Human Resources Announces New Protections for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: M. Saida Agostini Email: sagostini@freestate-justice.org Office: 410-625-5428 / Cell: 301.529.2340   Maryland Department of Human Resources Announces New Protections for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care Baltimore, Maryland – August 4, 2016 –...

  August 4, 2016 2076 0
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  FreeState Justice Files Federal Suit Seeking Equal Access to School Locker Rooms for Transgender Boy

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Jer Welter, Esq. Email: jwelter@freestate-justice.org Office: 410-625-5428 x13 / Cell: 410-657-2485 Baltimore, Maryland – July 19, 2016 – Today, in a case that impacts transgender students across Maryland, FreeState Justice attorneys filed...

  July 19, 2016 1753 0
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  Factsheet: The Conover case and de facto parenthood.

  You can also download and print a PDF version of this factsheet. What is Conover v. Conover about? In 2009, Michael Conover, a transgender man, and his partner decided to have a child together. Michael’s partner...

  July 14, 2016 1552 0