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  Needs Assessment Reveals Five Most-Pressing Issues Facing LGBTQ Marylanders

  Needs Assessment Reveals Five Most-Pressing Issues Facing LGBTQ Marylanders February 13, 2019 Free State Justice today announced the findings of the first-ever known statewide effort to collect data on the resiliencies and needs of Maryland’s LGBTQ community...

  February 12, 2019 3763 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. No widget added yet....Read More

  January 12, 2015 8037 0
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  FreeState Justice Celebrates Six Legislative Wins for LGBTQIA+ Marylanders

  Baltimore, Md.— FreeState Justice (FSJ), that pushed for policies and laws that reduce harm to LGBTQ+ Marylanders during the state’s 2021 legislative session, celebrates the culmination of the organization’s impactful work as seven bills supporting LGBTQ+ Marylanders...

  June 10, 2021 112 0
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  Former Client, Parent Sheds Light on Fight for Son’s Trans Rights in School,

  “The absolute joy on my son’s face when he got the news was one of the best moments of my life…. I don’t want him to be focused on defending his trans-ness.” – Angela Donovan (she/...

  June 10, 2021 61 0
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  Name Change Process Won’t Require Publication After October 1

  Under a new law effective October 1, 2021, Maryland courts will be required to waive the publication requirement in name change cases upon motion by the petitioner.  Currently, Maryland law requires individuals seeking a name change...

  June 9, 2021 195 0
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  6/10: Virtual Storytelling Night

  FreeState Justice will present LGBTQ storytellers giving us their takes on what pride means to them. Some will make you laugh, some will touch your heart, all will make you see the world in a different...

  June 1, 2021 132 0
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  I lost almost everything, met a FreeState Justice lawyer;

  Caption: Seth Canada (he/ him) in 2017 at a break stop on the last day of the “Confront White Supremacy March” from Charlottesville, Va. to Washington, DC, led by a transgender immigrant woman of color. “I...

  April 30, 2021 476 0
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  Passage of the “LGBTQ+ Panic” Bill by the Maryland Legislature

  The National LGBT Bar Association and FreeState Justice celebrate the final passage of SB46 and HB231 banning the horrendous LGBTQ “panic” defense in Maryland, The Free State. We appreciate and thank our chief champions, Senator Clarence...

  April 8, 2021 1017 0
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  TDOV Rally on 3/31: Honoring Black Trans Lives on Trans Day of Visibility

  Baltimore Safe Haven & FreeState Justice spoke with the Real News Network on the importance of lifting up and honoring Black trans lives. During this #TransWeekofAction and on International Transgender Day of Visibility #TDOV, we hope...

  March 30, 2021 280 0