Learn about the discrimination faced by transgender individuals and why we need to put an end to it.
Read about anti-transgender violence and what we're doing to stop it once and for all.
Read stories and testimony submitted to us by members of the Maryland transgender community. To submit your own story, please email info@equalitymaryland.org.
The Maryland Transgender Anti-Discrimination Coalition was formed in 2009 in support of EQMD's fight to include gender identity and expression in state-wide anti-discrimination laws. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to sign up as coalition sponsors. Click here for more information!
A collection of links, newspaper articles, and other resources by, for, and about the transgender community. Click here for the Equality Maryland Transgender Resource Guide.
Click here to view photos and video from EQMD transgender events!
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.