Resources

Know Your Rights 

• Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Guidance 
  • Guidance on LGBTQIA+ Protections Under Maryland Law
  • OAG Guidance webpage
• Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE): 
  • Passports 
  • Trans Legal Survival Guide
• GLAD Law – Identity Documents for Transgender People: Current Considerations

Report Hate Bias Incidents

• Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
  • File A Complaint 
• Office of the Attorney General 
  • Report Incident 

Calendar of LGBTQIA+ Events & Days of Significance – Link to request access

LGBTQIA+ Organizations & Pride Centers 

• Annapolis Pride
• Aunties Home
• Baltimore Blaq Pride 
• Baltimore Pride 
• Baltimore Trans Pride 
• Caroline County Pride Center
• Catonsville Pride
• CARY (Community Allies of Rainbow Youth)
• Cecil Solidarity 
• Crofton Pride
• Cumberland Pride
• Delmarva Pride
• DoCo Pride 
• Frederick Pride Center
• FreeState Justice
• Garrett County Pride
• Greenbelt Pride
• Hagerstown Hopes
• Hearts & Ears 
• Howard County Pride
• Laurel Pride
• Maryland LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
• Maryland Safe Haven
• MoCo Pride Center
• Mosaic
• Old Ellicott City Pride
• Poolesville Pride 
• Pride Center of Maryland
• Pride SoMD
• Responders for Pride 
• Rockville Pride
• Safe Space Cumberland 
• Salisbury Pride 
• Trans Maryland
• Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition
• Unmatched Athlete 
• Westminster Pride

PFLAG Chapters

• PFLAG National  
• PFLAG Annapolis/Anne Arundel County
• PFLAG Baltimore
• PFLAG Bowie
• PFLAG Columbia/Howard County
• PFLAG Frederick
• PFLAG Salisbury
• PFLAG Southern Maryland
• PFLAG Westminster/Carroll County

Trans Resources

• Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE)
• Gender Affirming Letter Access Project
• Maryland Department of Health: Transition Related Care – Trans Health Equity Act (THEA)
• Maryland Safe Haven (Baltimore Safe Haven)
• Mosaic 
• Point of Pride 
• Trans Maryland

Health & Wellness

• Chase Brexton
• Maryland Department of Health: LGBTQ+ Health 
• Planned Parenthood of Maryland 
• Whitman-Walker Health 
• Women’s Health Center of Maryland 

Mental Health and Crisis Support

• The Trevor Project
• The 988 Lifeline
• SAGE x HearMe 
• Trans Lifeline

Housing

• Maryland Safe Haven (Baltimore Safe Haven)
• Auntie’s Home

Elders

• Chase Brexton Elder Resources 
• Maryland Department of Aging
• SAGE

Legal 

• FreeState Justice
• GLAD Law
• Lambda Legal 
• Maryland Legal Aid

Employment 

• Maryland Department of Labor: Resources for Workers Impacted by the Federal Government Transition
• Governor’s Resources for Impacted Federal Workers

Youth & Education 

• Maryland State Department of Education:
  • Safe and Supportive Schools for All Students: Creating Inclusive Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth
  • Non-Discrimination Guidelines for Transgender and Non-Conforming Youth
• GLSEN
• The Trevor Project

Veterans

• Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families
• Modern Military Association of America 
• PRIDE VA
• Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA)
• Minority Veterans of America
• SPARTA
• American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER)

Know of additional resources?

Contact: LGBTQIA@maryland.gov