Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund (formerly National Center for Transgender Equality) works for the legal rights and social inclusion of trans...

October 30, 2024 - Multiple candidates cited the importance of respecting pronouns for the safety and health of transgender or gender-nonconforming students. Montgomery County incumbent candidate Lynne Harris emphasized the vulnerability of LGBTQ+ youth to bullying or rejection from family.

For LGBTQI+ Youth under 25, call 988, Press #3; or Text 'Pride' to 988 ... 24/7 crisis support for LGBTQ youth, 100% confidential and free: Text “START” to 678-678, Call 1-866-488-7386 or Chat ... Gavin Grimm is a nationally known advocate for transgender ...

January 16, 2025 - The largest local teacher's union in the state of Maryland.

March 11, 2025 - Realizing the need to work in coalition ... Maryland Advocates for Gender Identity Protections (as MCTE was known then) set out to hold a series of community forums and listening sessions. Over the summer of 2012, the now newly named Maryland Coalition for Trans Equality held forums in Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Frederick ...

Currently, Rev. Bell co-chairs the LGBTQIA cohort of the Montgomery County Anti-Hate Task Force and the Maryland Coalition of Inclusive Schools and Communities. ... Joan is a devoted LGBTQIA+ advocate and ally with a profound passion for supporting queer and trans youth.

Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund (formerly National Center for Transgender Equality) works for the legal rights and social inclusion of transgender people in America. Leveraging decades of experience, we shift society towards a future where trans individuals are equal.

How to Testify for Trans Rights ... towards a future where we are no less than equal. A4TE was founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), two long-time champions for the trans community, merged ...

June 27, 2023 - ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — Advocates for Muslim parents are rallying Tuesday outside a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education meeting to demand that it restore parents' right to excuse their children from instruction that contradicts their religious beliefs.

May 22, 2022 - When Gavin Grimm, a nationally known transgender rights advocate, was invited to give the keynote address to the Montgomery County Public Schools’ Pride Town Hall gathering, he didn’t hesitate. As he told the students he spoke to on Saturday, the places generally viewed as among the most ...

3 weeks ago - Readers argue over the Supreme Court case regarding Montgomery County’s LGBTQ curriculum.

May 8, 2024 - The Montgomery County Council is considering ways the county could provide more funding to support the health and wellness of LGBTQ+ residents.

October 31, 2024 - On gender identity in schools, Maryland school board candidates are divided

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1 month ago - The Supreme Court this week will hear a Montgomery County case impacting the debate over classroom books with themes of gender identity and sexual orientation

4 days ago - Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is a public school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland. With 210 schools, it is the largest school district in the state of Maryland. For the 2022–23 school year, the district had about 160,554 students taught by about 13,994 teachers, ...

May 16, 2024 - Maryland's largest public school system does not have to allow parents to opt their kids out of lessons involving LGBTQ themes, according to a federal appeals court ruling on Wednesday.

2 days ago - The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a nonprofit social equality organization founded in 2003 by transgender activist Mara Keisling in Washington, D.C. The organization works primarily in the areas of policy advocacy and media activism with the aim of advancing the equality ...

January 18, 2025 - The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a group of Montgomery County parents challenging a school system policy that does not let them opt their lower elementary school children out of classes that use LGBTQ+ books.