Date: February 13, 2012
Time: 06:00 pm
Location:
Lawyer's Mall (in front of State Capitol)
Annapolis, MD 21401
Please join us for Lobby Day 2012!
The Lobby Day Rally will take place on Lawyer's Mall starting at 6:00 pm. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Confirmed Speakers:
Delegate Ben Barnes
Candace & Rebecca Gingrich-Jones
Senator Allan Kittleman
Delegate Kieffer Mitchell, Jr.
Legislator visits will take place after (and in a few cases before) the rally. After you register, the District Coordinator for your legislative district will be in touch with you about your lobbying schedule.
Starting at 5:00 pm, you and your colleagues can gather at The Sly Fox Pub at 7 Church Circle. Light appetizers will be available, and Equality Maryland will provide non-alcoholic beverages. Click here for map and directions.
Don't miss out on attending Sheraton's first annual LGBT Wedding Show! All brides and grooms-to-be will be eligible to win great giveaways. A portion of the $5 admission charge will benefit The Trevor Project. Please RSVP at 410 321-7400 or info@sheratonbaltimorenorth.com.
Join Equality Maryland, and a fabulous panel of local, and celebrity judges, for a FIERCE Drag competition on Sunday, May 20th at Club Hippo in Baltimore, MD.
Come for your chance to win up to $500 in cash prizes or come to cheer on your favorite performer; or maybe even a favorite Judge.
Judges:
Carmen Carrera, from RuPaul's Drag Race
Baltimore-based singer Lea Gilmore
Deputy Chief, Kaliope Parthemos, Office of Mayor
SEIU 500 Political Director, Mark McLaurin
$15 per person over the age of 25
$10 for young adults under 25, or with a valid college ID
Free for all performers (sorry Kings and Queens, your entourage must pay to enter)
NEED YOUR OWN SEAT? VIP tickets are also available, with seating adjacent to the judges' area. VIP tickets are $30 each or $100 for a table of four.
All proceeds go to Equality Maryland.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS.
If you're interested in performing, please sign up at http://www.equalitymaryland.org/drag.
Marriage for same-sex couples is coming to Maryland! Are you ready? Join Shelly Webb and Jen Lloyd, Imago Educators and partners of 14 years for an evening of fun, helpful, skills-based relationship training.
Topics will include: Your Brain on Love; From the Honeymoon Stage to the
Power Struggle and Back; Maximizers and Minimizers in the Face of
Conflict; and the Five Languages of Love. You can learn more about Imago
Couples theory and therapy at www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com, but please
note that this evening is relationship education, not therapy, and is
open to both individuals and couples.
This event is free! Please click here to register.