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Story of My Name: Ken
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...
June 3, 2015
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Victory: Maryland General Assembly Approves Birth Certificates Consistent with Gender Identity and Infertility Benefits Parity
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...
March 24, 2015
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Community Icon: Rowan Powell
We are excited to honor Rowan Powell, an LGBTQ youth advocate and activist. Rowan’s work for YOUTH MOVE, a national organization dedicated to uniting youth to advocate for change in government systems, has included starting two LGBTQ...
March 23, 2015
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FreeState Legal Names Patrick Paschall as Executive Director
FreeState Legal, Maryland’s legal advocacy organization for the low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, has named Patrick Paschall as its next Executive Director. Beginning March 30, Paschall will take the helm of a...
March 18, 2015
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Community Icon of the Week: Shane Henise
FreeState is proud to celebrate Community Icon, Shane Henise! A passionate activist, researcher and advocate for the transgender community, Shane has dedicated his life to creating social change. As an undergraduate student at Towson University, he is...
February 9, 2015
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Community Icon of the Week: GLSEN Baltimore
FreeState Legal Project is incredibly proud to honor the Baltimore Chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) for their incredible work in building safe schools for ALL students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender...
February 2, 2015
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Victory: Gov. Hogan Reissues Executive Order and Medicaid Nondiscrimination Regulation
Last Thursday, FreeState Legal and Equality Maryland criticized Gov. Hogan’s actions, in the first hours of his administration, to pull from publication an amendment that would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories to Maryland’s regulation...
January 28, 2015
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Community Icon of the Week: STAR TRACK
FreeState is proud to celebrate the incredible work of STAR TRACK (Special Teens At-Risk Together Reaching Access, Care, & Knowledge), an organization that has been active in serving LGBTQ youth and young adults in Baltimore since...
January 27, 2015
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FreeState Legal Disappointed in Gov. Hogan’s First 24 Hours
In his first 24 hours in office, new Maryland Governor Larry Hogan took two actions that are disappointing for LGBTQ Marylanders: withdrawing a proposed nondiscrimination regulation for the state Medicaid program, and issuing an executive order...
January 22, 2015
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LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Guide for Maryland
FreeState is proud to share the release of its 2015 LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Guide for Maryland! For more information, click here....
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January 12, 2015
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