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Crime

Maryland woman arrested for assaulting gay man in grocery store faces hate crime charges

Shibritney Colbert, 34, faces hate crime charges after she was seen in a viral video berating a gay man on Christmas day.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore during panel discussion about emergency preparedness US Rep Sarah McBride speaks during a news conference

Politics

Sarah McBride and Wes Moore lead call for resistance

The prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.

MCPS Board of Education opt out protest of LGBTQIA content

News

Mahmoud v. Taylor: Everything to know about the Supreme Court case to ban LGBTQ+ books

Arguments are scheduled next week for Mahmoud v. Taylor, which could further roll back students' rights to information.

Brittney Griner The Gaylord national Resort and Convention Center at Potomac River waterfront

News

Brittney Griner cancels speech after finding threatening note in hotel room

The WNBA star cancelled her speech at a cannabis convention after finding a piece of duct tape left in the entrance to her hotel room containing the words “Gay Baby Jail."

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Colorado’s Jared Polis embraces Trump’s national governors’ White House dinner snub: a ‘badge of honor’

Maryland woman arrested for assaulting gay man in grocery store faces hate crime charges

Shibritney Colbert, 34, faces hate crime charges after she was seen in a viral video berating a gay man on Christmas day.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, LGBTQ Rights Champion, Dead at 68

The powerful Maryland congressman spoke out strongly for equality for all.

6 LGBTQ Icons Forged in Baltimore

Trump dismisses the city as a dump, but Charm City helped create John Waters, Billie Holiday, and many others.

Transgender Army vet running for state delegate in red Maryland district is all about showing up

“I signed up to serve, and I will do so here again,” Alleria Stanley told The Advocate in an interview.

Maryland community outraged after ‘bigoted’ early morning rainbow crosswalk removal

“If you don’t want to be called a bigot,” Council member Michele Gregory said to Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor, “don’t do bigoted things.”

Trump exploits Supreme Court ruling to attack transgender people in reality-challenged White House briefing

The president continues to use trans people as a scapegoat.

Sarah McBride and Wes Moore lead call for resistance

The prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.

Mahmoud v. Taylor: Everything to know about the Supreme Court case to ban LGBTQ+ books

Arguments are scheduled next week for Mahmoud v. Taylor, which could further roll back students' rights to information.

Another disgraced cop linked to Trump’s authoritarian deportations to El Salvador exposed: report

Ivan Mendez of the Prince George's County Police Department was convicted for leaking confidential police information.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders

It’s another setback for the Trump administration’s attempt to undo the fabric of America.

Brittney Griner cancels speech after finding threatening note in hotel room

The WNBA star cancelled her speech at a cannabis convention after finding a piece of duct tape left in the entrance to her hotel room containing the words “Gay Baby Jail."

Ex-marine who allegedly tore down tattoo shop's Pride flag charged with hate crime

Benjamin Michael, 44, was seen walking by the Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop in Annapolis when he stopped and tore down a Pride flag the business had displayed by its door, according to authorities.

Maryland Republican Neil Parrott is an anti-LGBTQ+ disaster

He has voted against the LGBTQ+ community at every chance.

Police rule out terrorism in chemical agent release at Baltimore Pride Festival

On Saturday, revelers panicked after many couldn’t breathe and began to experience burning eyes after two groups got into a fight.

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Maryland

Shibritney Colbert, 34, faces hate crime charges after she was seen in a viral video berating a gay man on Christmas day.

The powerful Maryland congressman spoke out strongly for equality for all.

Trump dismisses the city as a dump, but Charm City helped create John Waters, Billie Holiday, and many others.

“I signed up to serve, and I will do so here again,” Alleria Stanley told The Advocate in an interview.

“If you don’t want to be called a bigot,” Council member Michele Gregory said to Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor, “don’t do bigoted things.”

The president continues to use trans people as a scapegoat.

The prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.

Arguments are scheduled next week for Mahmoud v. Taylor, which could further roll back students' rights to information.

Ivan Mendez of the Prince George's County Police Department was convicted for leaking confidential police information.

It’s another setback for the Trump administration’s attempt to undo the fabric of America.

The WNBA star cancelled her speech at a cannabis convention after finding a piece of duct tape left in the entrance to her hotel room containing the words “Gay Baby Jail."

Benjamin Michael, 44, was seen walking by the Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop in Annapolis when he stopped and tore down a Pride flag the business had displayed by its door, according to authorities.

He has voted against the LGBTQ+ community at every chance.

On Saturday, revelers panicked after many couldn’t breathe and began to experience burning eyes after two groups got into a fight.