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    SpeakFire! Panel Series: Descendants of Sojourner, Nat and Harriet

    The Black Lives Matter Movement has engaged much of America in a necessary dialogue about intersections of lethality and race; however the stories of Black LGBTQ folks have been pushed to the side, and mainly ignored...
    February 20, 2015 1570 0
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    Brother Outsider: Special Screening and Discussion

    Equality Maryland, FreeState Legal Project, The Center For Black Equity Baltimore, and GLSEN Baltimore are proud to host a free screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin in honor of Black History Month. Following the film will be...
    February 2, 2015 2112 0
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    WILL POWER PARTY

    Update (Jan. 8, 2015): We are postponing the Will Power Party (date to be determined) to allow more folks the ability to participate. If you’re interested in receiving free estate planning, please contact us to schedule...
    December 15, 2014 1677 0
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    FreeState Legal Project and Baltimore Center for Black Equity Announce Partnership

      FreeState is proud to announce its partnership with the Baltimore Center for Black Equity. This strategic partnership will engage Black LGBTQ community members, and expand awareness of critical resources within Maryland for LGBTQ populations. The...
    August 13, 2014 2124 0
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    YEA Report, Living in the Margins, Released Today

    The Youth Equality Alliance (YEA), a statewide coalition of various service providers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and individual advocates that seeks to identify policy and regulatory solutions to problems faced by LGBTQ youth in Maryland education,...
    August 12, 2014 2471 0
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    Call for Participants: Story of My Name Project

    We are proud to announce the Story of My Name Project. This is an exciting opportunity  to document the individual experiences of Maryland based transgender and gender non conforming folks who have gone through the name change process....
    August 9, 2014 1890 0
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    Press Conference and Reception/Discussion for YEA Report Release

      To mark the release of a report by the Youth Equality Alliance (YEA) on the challenges LGBTQ youth  face in Maryland education, foster care, and juvenile justice systems, a press conference will be held 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday,...
    August 4, 2014 1924 0
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    FreeState Congratulates Sarah Avery

    FreeState Legal Project is proud to celebrate the important work of Sarah Avery. An educator and trainer for the Baltimore City Police Department, Sarah has been a leading force in developing LGBTQ sensitivity training curricula for police...
    August 1, 2014 1872 0
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    Announcement from Board

    Dear Friends of FreeState Legal: Several years ago Aaron Merki helped found the FreeState Legal Project, and two years ago he agreed to serve as Executive Director in order to get FreeState off the ground. This...
    July 25, 2014 2699 0
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    Maryland’s Parent Teacher Association Convention

    FreeState will be attending Maryland’s PTA Convention to share important information about the resources we offer schools on building safe spaces for LGBTQ Youth. For more information, go here....Read More
    July 2, 2014 1352 0