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    Did You Know?

    Maryland is home to around 250,000 LGBTQ people? 30,000+ LGBTQ students attend Maryland’s public schools. Studies show that the vast majority of these students are bullied regularly? Up to 25% of LGBTQ youth are forced to leave home after coming...
    September 9, 2014 2280 0
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    FreeState Celebrates Community Icon: Jean-Michel Brevelle

    FreeState is proud to celebrate Jean-Michel Brevelle! Jean-Michel Brevelle has been an activist fighting for the rights of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV for over 30 years. As an out and visible, gay-identified, transgender...
    August 25, 2014 4435 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 3403 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 3617 0
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    Community Icons: FreeState Celebrates Becky Savadkin

    FreeState is proud to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of Becky Savadkin, this week’s Community Icon! Becky Savadkin is a community member who has worked tirelessly to end LGBT homelessness. As LGBT Outreach Coordinator for the Mayor’s Office of...
    August 11, 2014 2772 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 2934 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 2871 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 3399 0
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    Community Celebrations: FreeState Honors Carlton Smith

    FreeState is proud to honor Carlton Smith as this week’s Community Icon! Carton R. Smith is the executive director of the Baltimore Center for Black Equity and is a champion of Black LGBTQ Rights in the  Baltimore...
    July 28, 2014 3342 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 4033 0

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