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#Justice4Kim and TLGBQ Prison reform now!

TW: trans death FreeState Justice REFORM NOW Posted by Baltimore Safe Haven on Monday, March 15, 2021 Kim Wirtz, a Black trans...

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...

February 12, 2019
FreeState Justice, Lambda Legal Lead Amicus Brief Filing Supporting the Constitutionality of Conviction in Workplace Hate Crimes Case

Today, FreeState Justice announced an amicus brief effort in support of the constitutionality of a federal hate crimes conviction...

December 10, 2018

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M.A.B. vs. Board of Education Settlement Reached

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: ...

June 18, 2018 7762 0
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Press Release: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4th, 2018 Contact: Jennifer L. Kent, Managing Attorney, FreeState Justice, jkent@freestate-justice.org 410-625-5428 ext. 13. Baltimore, MD — Today, the Supreme Court affirmed a fundamental principle of American democracy: that discrimination against LGBTQ Americans...

June 4, 2018 1863 0
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Maryland Moves Up in LGBTQ Equality Ranking

Last year, you may have read or heard FreeState share a startling statistic: that 17 states rank ahead of Maryland according to the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) most recent objective, annual analysis of state LGBTQ policy. ...

January 18, 2018 1888 0
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Transgender Student Takes Legal Action to Defend Transgender Rights

Today, a Frederick County transgender student filed a motion to defend his school board’s policies that seek to prevent discrimination, harassment, and stigmatization of transgender and gender nonconforming students in the school system, and that seek...

October 20, 2017 5363 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 3933 0
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Conover v. Conover

Pictured: FreeState Justice client Michael Conover, holding his son, Jaxon. UPDATE (July 2016): VICTORY. On July 7, 2016, Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, ruled in favor of our client, Michael Conover, holding unanimously that the parent-child...

July 7, 2016 13940 0
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Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal Announce Additional Listening Sessions and Launch of Online Survey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Saida Agostini Email: sagostini@FreeStateLegal.org Phone: 410-625-5428 x14 Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal Announce Additional Listening Sessions and Launch of Online Survey Baltimore, MD – April 20, 2016...

April 20, 2016 2039 0