Montgomery County’s annual “Pride in the Plaza” event takes place this Sunday, June 39, in Silver Spring.
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The sixth annual Montgomery County Pride flag raising ceremony was held on Monday, June 10, in Rockville. Full details below courtesy of Montgomery County: (more…)
Montgomery County is currently seeking volunteers for its upcoming “Pride in the Plaza” event on Sunday, June 30, in Silver Spring. (more…)
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MCDOT has announced the return of the Ride On “Pride Bus,” which will be operating across Montgomery County in June.
The Office of Councilmember Evan Glass issued the following news release on Tuesday, June 4: (more…)
Improbable Comedy will host its annual “Pride in the Park” comedy show on Thursday, June 6th at Brookside Gardens. Full details below courtesy of Montgomery Parks: (more…)
The City of Rockville will host its annul “Rockville Pride” event on Sunday, June 2, from 2-5pm at Rockville Town Square. Addition details below:
Montgomery County has announced it is distributing free LGBTQ+ pride decals to interested businesses and nonprofits operating storefronts. (more…)
The organizers of the upcoming “Pride in the Plaza” festival this summer are currently in search of designs for the 2024 event t-shirt.
Per the City of Rockville: “Rockville has scored 100 marks for the city’s commitment to the health, welfare, safety and equality of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in its seventh year of participation in, and the 12th year for, the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index. (more…)
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Per the Office of Senator Van Hollen: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $530,000 in Department of Homeland Security grants in Montgomery County, MD to develop violence prevention programs focused on LGBTQ+ youth.
The federal investment comes through the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023. This funding will help the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) develop programming to address the risk of violence and negative mental health outcomes faced by LGBTQ+ youth in D.C. and Montgomery County. SMYAL’s program will provide in-school support and resilience programming for LGBTQ+ youth, training for school staff and youth service providers and support for parents and caregivers.