Join LGBTQ community events in Baltimore, MD celebrating your cultural heritage. Find cultural festivals, professional networking events, religious celebrations, educational workshops, fundraisers, and social gatherings that bring the LGBTQ community together. Stay connected with events that honor your traditions and create meaningful connections.
Join Greedy Reads bookseller Leela Chantrelle for the Black Folx Book Club, a reading space for Black women and Black queers reading works by Black women and Black queers.
The Black Folx Book Club meets in person at our Remington store. Please register here to let us know you'll join us!
For February, Be Steadwell, author of Chocolate Chip City, will join for the conversation!
Join Greedy Reads bookseller Leela Chantrelle for the Black Folx Book Club, a reading space for Black women and Black queers reading works by Black women and Black queers.
The Black Folx Book Club meets in person at our Remington store. Please register here to let us know you'll join us!
For February, Be Steadwell, author of Chocolate Chip City, will join for the conversation!
FreeState Justice emerged from the merger of FreeState Legal Project and Equality Maryland in spring 2016, uniting two pioneering organizations to create Maryland's only statewide LGBTQ legal advocacy nonprofit. Based in Baltimore, MD, this organization is built on the conviction that low-income LGBTQ individuals deserve more than legal representation—they deserve attorneys who understand their unique challenges and treat them with genuine respect and understanding.
The mission of FreeState Justice reflects a deep commitment to the LGBTQ community across Maryland. The organization recognizes that despite incremental judicial victories at the national level, low-income LGBTQ Marylanders continue to face systemic discrimination and complex legal obstacles that threaten their ability to live authentically. FreeState Justice responds to this reality by combining direct legal services with education and outreach, ensuring that vulnerable community members have access to knowledgeable, compassionate advocates who can navigate the intersection of law and LGBTQ identity.
With a team of fierce advocates from across Maryland and beyond, FreeState Justice brings diverse backgrounds in law, grassroots organizing, and political activism to serve the state's LGBTQ communities. The organization partners with community groups like BLAQ Equity Baltimore to deepen engagement and amplify support for marginalized populations within the LGBTQ community. Through pro bono legal services, policy advocacy, and community education, FreeState Justice works daily to create an inclusive Maryland where all LGBTQ people are free to live authentically and thrive.
The Pride Center of Maryland stands as a long-standing community institution dedicated to uniting, empowering, and advocating for sexual and gender minorities throughout Baltimore and Central Maryland. As a non-profit organization led by CEO Cleo Manago, whose expertise in sexual minority health spans over two decades, PCOM is governed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives from the communities it serves. The organization's 2019 name change to "The PRIDE Center of Maryland" reflects its commitment to contemporary frameworks that honor diverse histories and experiences rather than replicating dominant cultural narratives. PCOM's mission centers on being a catalyst for empowerment while advocating for a better quality of life, grounded in core values of community inclusion, respect, and diversity. The organization envisions a society where diverse sexual and gender minorities are affirmed without barriers to well-being, thriving, self-love, cultural affirmation, and social justice. Since 2021 alone, PCOM has held over 100 special events alongside regular monthly programming, creating safe, supportive spaces where individuals can be their authentic selves. The PCOMPlus membership program further strengthens community connection by rewarding members for valuing their health, relationships, and safety through exclusive workshops, networking opportunities, and VIP access to Baltimore Pride Festival events. Serving thousands of Maryland residents annually, PCOM remains committed to staying relevant within Baltimore's evolving culture while maintaining its unwavering dedication to equity and justice for all community members.
PFLAG Baltimore is part of a historic movement dedicated to affirming the dignity and worth of LGBTQ+ people within families and communities across Baltimore, MD. Founded on the principle that families united with LGBTQ+ individuals and allies can create meaningful change, PFLAG Baltimore brings together multiple generations of supporters who share a vision of a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected. The organization's roots run deep in the national LGBTQ+ movement, with a proven track record of supporting approximately 250,000 members and supporters across America. In Baltimore, the chapter embodies PFLAG's core mission: to build loving communities, educate ourselves and our neighbors, and advocate collectively until all hearts and minds recognize the inherent value of LGBTQ+ people. What sets PFLAG Baltimore apart is its emphasis on family connection and intergenerational dialogue, creating spaces where parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends can process their experiences alongside LGBTQ+ individuals. The organization recognizes that acceptance begins at home and extends outward into workplaces, schools, and faith communities. By fostering genuine relationships and honest conversations, PFLAG Baltimore works to transform understanding and build the inclusive society its members envision for all.
