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FreeState Justice is excited to announce the launch of our 2022 LGBTQIA+ Community Needs Assessment! First done in 2016, findings from the initial assessment allowed FSJ to publish ‘Pushing Back: A Program for Change’. This report...

Contributed by Marcus Bailey (he/him) Baltimore Resident, District 40 Something to Shout About: Community Voices   Baltimore is a majority Black and Brown working-class city. The Maryland Department of Health’s response, or rather lack of one, to...

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ended 50 years of bodily autonomy, stripping the right to freedom of choice over one’s body from millions of people. This right is essential in maintaining the individual liberty of...

  We at FreeState Justice were excited when the Maryland General Assembly finally passed the Inclusive Schools Act. A first in the nation, this legislation will require anti-discrimination protections for students in both public schools and publically-funded...

Maryland General Assembly Passes the Inclusive Schools Act  LGBTQ and disability groups celebrate new protections for youth   Annapolis, Maryland–On April 11, 2022, the Maryland General Assembly voted to pass the Inclusive Schools Act (HB850/SB666). This...

We blocked the ban, but now we need to protect This past month, countless Marylanders expressed opposition to a proposed ban on trans kids from school sports. We showed elected officials that all trans kids, especially...

TW: trans death FreeState Justice REFORM NOW Posted by Baltimore Safe Haven on Monday, March 15, 2021 Kim Wirtz, a Black trans woman living in Baltimore City, was arrested and detained in a male cell of Baltimore...