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With Maryland’s 2022 legislative session set to start today, FreeState Justice is excited to announce our new policy team, consisting of Policy Director C.P. Hoffman (they/she) and Policy Coordinator Jamie Grace Alexander (she/they). The team kicks...

Healthcare, Housing, and Legal Services providers, please join FreeState Justice in a call to action to end discrimination against our LGBTQ seniors! FreeState Justice invites you to participate in a series of virtual focus groups in...

The Vice-President of FreeState Justice’s board, Lee Westgate, has joined the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as the Manager of Policy and Advocacy!  NASW has 55 state/territorial chapters and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. NASW’s...

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...

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...

Today, FreeState Justice announced an amicus brief effort in support of the constitutionality of a federal hate crimes conviction of a defendant who brutally assaulted his coworker because of his perception of his coworker’s sexual orientation....

FreeState Justice, ACLU Reach Settlement with Talbot County Public Schools for Max Brennan, who was Prevented from Using the Boys’ Restrooms and Locker Rooms Because He is Transgender FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2018 Contact:        ...