All posts by Yusef Najafi
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Maryland Governor Responds to Hate Crime Indictment
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) issued a statement today, reacting to Monday’s indictment of Teonna Brown, 18, who was charged with first degree assault and a...
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McDonald’s Suspect Indicted on Assault, Hate Crimes Charges
The grand jury for Baltimore County indicted Teonna Brown, 18, with five charges on Monday, May 16, including that of a hate crime, for the...
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Equality Maryland Names Interim Executive Director
The board of directors at Equality Maryland announced today that Lynne Bowman, former director of programs and services at Equality Federation and a founder of...
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Maryland Delegate Asks For Trans-Protective Bill After Attack; County Executive Says It’s a “Wake Up Call”
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-Anne Arundel, Prince George’s), the lead sponsor of a bill that would have provided some protections to transgender Marylanders had it not...
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Vigil Planned For Physically Attacked Trans Woman at Baltimore McDonald’s
A candlelight vigil is scheduled to take place at the McDonald’s at 6315 Kenwood Ave. in Rosedale, Baltimore, at 7 p.m. on Monday night where...
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Community Outraged by Disturbing Video of Apparent Anti-Trans Assault
A video that has garnered attention within the LGBT community appears to show a Baltimore County transgender woman being assaulted physically by two patrons of...
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Equality Maryland Director of Development Quits, Protests Decision to “Remove” ED
Shortly after Morgan Meneses-Sheets released a statement announcing her departure from Equality Maryland and that it was not her choice to leave, the organization’s director...
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Equality Maryland Executive Director Leaving, Says “Not My Choice to Leave”
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director of Equality Maryland, announced today, April 22, that she is it no longer with the organization. Shortly after her announcement, Equality...
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HRC Criticizes Boehner for Endorsing Budget Cuts to DOJ Funding
The Human Rights Campaign released a statement today, April 18, criticizing Speaker John Boehner for “endorsing a right-wing plan to defund part of the Department...
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Breakdown of Maryland Senate Vote to Send Gender Identity Bill Back to Committee in 2012
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director of Equality Maryland, said the organization was “shocked and appalled” today, April 11 — during the last day of Maryland’s legislative...
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Maryland Senate Kills Gender Identity Bill, Sending it Back to Committee in 2012
The Maryland Senate this afternoon sent the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, back to the Judicial Proceedings Committee during the bill’s second reading,...
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Maryland Senate to Consider Gender Identity Bill Today, the Last Day of State’s Legislative Session
The Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, is on the schedule to be discussed and expectedly voted upon today, April 11, in the Maryland Senate...
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Gender Identity Bill Put on Hold in Maryland, But Committee Vote Expected Saturday
The Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, was put on hold today in the Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee by a request from Sen....
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Maryland Senate Prez Tells Advocates He Will Expedite Gender Identity Bill If It Passes Committee
The Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee held a hearing on House Bill 235, the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, today, April 7, taking testimony in favor...
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Gender Identity Bill Makes it Out of Maryland Senate Rules Committee
Maryland Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier’s (D-Baltimore County) office confirmed on Tuesday, April 5, that the Senate’s Rules Committee is about to meet. The Rules Committee, according...
