People of Pride: A look at Maryland’s LGBTQ community
By John-John Williams IV | With the LGBTQ community under assault in many states, LGBTQ Marylanders say Pride month has taken on added meaning this year.
There are an estimated 11 million LGBTQ adults in the United States, with 151,000 in the state of Maryland, according to the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy at UCLA School of Law.
The community covers a diverse spectrum of genders, identities, races and cultures. The Baltimore Banner spoke and emailed with members of the community about the meaning of pride and the greatest challenges facing the LGBTQ community.
Here are their answers, some of which have been edited for length and clarity. The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner website.
