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Pictured: Transgender flag FreeState Legal, Maryland’s civil legal aid organization for the low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, announces two separate expansions of access to health care coverage for the transgender community. CareFirst, the...

FreeState Legal client, Ken Jiretsu (left) with FreeState Legal Staff Attorney Rebecca Earlbeck at the Maryland Division of Vital Records in Baltimore on October 1, 2015 Baltimore – October 1, 2015 – This morning at the Maryland...

The SpeakFire! Panel Series is proud to announce Rising to Liberation in the Black LGBTQ Community, the coalition’s 2015 to 2016 panel series exploring and celebrating how the Black LGBTQ community in Baltimore defines and works towards freedom...

Baltimore, MD – September 8, 2015. The Youth Equality Alliance (YEA), a statewide coalition of service providers, nonprofits, government agencies, and individuals advocating for LGBTQ youth in Maryland, is hosting a hearing tomorrow for Maryland’s Joint...

Baltimore, August 13, 2015 – Maryland advocates in the areas of family law and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights welcomed a formal opinion of the state’s Attorney General, Brian E. Frosh, which concludes that...

Baltimore, August 6, 2015 – Baltimore City Police Department announced a major breakthrough today in the investigation surrounding the tragic death of Mia Henderson, a black transgender woman who was brutally murdered in July 2014. FreeState...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Patrick Paschall Phone: 410.625.5428 (office); or 409.771.6763 (cell) Email: executivedirector@freestatelegal.org   July 6, 2015, Baltimore, MD – Today FreeState Legal, Maryland’s legal advocacy organization dedicated to serving the low-income lesbian, gay,...

The Story of My Name Project is an exciting opportunity for Maryland-based transgender and gender non-conforming folks who have gone through the name change process.Our goal in sharing these stories is to empower individuals who have...

FreeState Legal Project is proud to share another interview from the Story of My Name Project. The Story of My Name Project is a collection of stories from transgender and/or gender non-conforming individuals about the meaning...

The Maryland General Assembly passed today, by wide margins, two bills that will improve the lives of LGBTQ people and families throughout the state. SB 743 / HB 862 eliminates prohibitive barriers that currently prevent many...