Maryland
Issues
- Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral but apply to only household members - Second-Parent Adoption
Trial courts have granted second-parent adoptions - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity - State Nondiscrimination Laws
2001 - Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation - Litigation
Same-sex marriage case is pending
Statewide LGBT Organizations
Equality Maryland
http://www.EqualityMaryland.org
PFLAG Columbia/ Howard County
http://www.pflagmd.org
LGBT Youth
Innovation Center for Community & Youth Development
http://www.theinnovationcenter.org
National Association of School Psychologists
http://www.nasponline.org/
Sufficient As I Am
http://www.saim.us/
Religious Organizations
New Ways Ministry (Roman Catholic)
http://www.newwaysministry.org/
Women's Alliance of Theology, Education, and Ritual (WATER) (Roman Catholic)
http://www.his.com/~mhunt
Community Centers
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB)
http://www.glccb.org/
Campus Resources
University of Maryland, College Park - Office of LGBT Equity
http://www.inform.umd.edu/LGBT
Health and HIV/AIDS
Chase Brexton Health Services
http://www.chasebrexton.org
