Policy

  We at FreeState Justice were excited when the Maryland General Assembly finally passed the Inclusive Schools Act. A first in the nation, this legislation will require anti-discrimination protections for students in both public schools and publically-funded...

  FreeState Justice is proud and honored to support and serve LGBTQ people across the state of Maryland. Our efforts to advance state policies that promote LGBTQ equality and provide legal services to those in the...

Advocates for LGBTQ equality around Maryland understand the unique challenges that LGBTQ students may face in schools due to discrimination and stigma, and recognize the necessity of a policy that addresses these problems beyond the generic...

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. ...