Maryland 2SLGBTQIA+ Resources

Statewide

  • The PRIDE Center of Maryland
    • PCOM is the state’s primary source for guidance, education, cultural competency, and services to improve quality of life, especially for LGBTQ+/SGL (same-gender-loving) youth, adults, elders, and allies of all backgrounds, ethnicities, perspectives, genders, sexualities, and cultures.
  • Trans Maryland
    • Trans Maryland is a multi-racial, multi-gender, trans-led community power building organization dedicated to Maryland’s trans community. By trans folks, for trans folks.
  • Transgender Response Team
    • The purpose of the Transgender Response Team (TRT) is to launch and sustain a linked framework of culturally competent, evidence-based HIV prevention services for transgender communities and individuals in the state of Maryland.
  • Trans*Youth@MD
    • This site was created to answer legal questions asked by  trans* youth living in Maryland. This website was created by FreeState Legal Project in partnership with local Maryland PFLAG chapters.
  • Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition
    • Working to ensure that all trans Marylanders are able to live safe, affirming lives.

Western

  • Cumberland Pride
    • Our main goal is to create a safe place for those seeking acceptance. We target the LGBTQIA+ community but aim to create a space for all. We support, educate, and uplift members of the LGBTQIA+ community within Allegany County. The festival is our grassroots doorway that has opened pathways to outreach and advocacy work in the community.
  • Hagerstown Hopes
    • We believe in a community where all persons, regardless of age, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation should be treated with respect, grace and dignity.

Capital

  • Montgomery County Pride Center
    • To champion the unwavering right to self-determination of our LGBTQIA+ community, uplifting the most vulnerable, and catalyzing lasting change through empowerment, advocacy, and solidarity.
  • Live In Your Truth
    • Live In Your Truth (LIYT) Programs creates programs, affirming spaces, events, and employment opportunities for intersectional Black, LGBTQIA+, and IPOC underserved communities throughout Montgomery County, MD, and the DMV, where everyone is welcome!
  • Maryland Trans*Unity
    • Maryland Trans*Unity is a peer-facilitated support group for the trans* communities in Montgomery County and Prince George´s County, Maryland
  • Trans-Latinx DMV
    • Trans-Latinx DMV (a chapter of TransLatin@ Coalition) is a Two-Spirit Trans Womxn led organization that centers the needs of Black & Indigenous Trans-Latinx people living in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
  • Latinx History Project
    • The Latinx History Project documents and preserves our community’s history, curates space to build community, and educates the public on the rich identities and societal contributions of the Latinx LGBTQ+ community to promote tolerance and acceptance. Now more than ever, our mission and work is critical to our community’s survival!
  • La Clínica del Pueblo Empoderate
    • Come to Empoderate! We are a safe and welcoming space for the LGBTQ community.
  • KQT DC
    • KQT DC is composed of LGBTQ individuals and parents of Korean descent and allies in the Washington, DC area committed to promoting a welcoming space for fellowship and support, and advocating for LGBTQ rights in our communities
  • Asian and Pacific Islander Queers United for Action
    • Asian and Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA) is a volunteer-based social and advocacy organization for the queer and transgender members of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. To achieve this overall vision, AQUA works closely with other API and queer-identified organizations through advocacy, coalition building, education, networking, outreach, and support events.
  • Queer MoCo Community
    • Queer MoCo Community is an online space for queer identified folks in Montgomery County Maryland to connect to one another, provide support, and build community together.
  • DC Area Transmasculine Society
    • DCATS (DC Area Transmasculine Society) is a trans-led nonprofit organization that serves to advance the lives of transmasculine folks by providing resources that help overcome the social, economic, and health-related barriers to living authentically. Founded in 1998 as a monthly support group, DCATS has transformed into an organization that offers a variety of services to meet our community’s needs.
  • KushDC
    • KhushDC is a social, support and political group that provides a safe and supportive environment, promotes awareness and acceptance, and fosters positive cultural and sexual identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and additional gender or sexual minority South Asians in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
  • Asian Pacific Islander Queer Society DC
    • Asian Pacific Islander Queer Society (APIQS) provides educational, social, and cultural activities for queer female-identified, gender-nonconforming, and transgender people of API descent in the DC metropolitan area.
  • MOCO Pride Youth
    • MoCo Pride Youth is a home to connect, learn, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ student community in Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland).
  • Rainbow Youth Alliance
    • Rainbow Youth Alliance (RYA) serves LGBTQIA+ teens in Montgomery County, MD.
  • Rockville Pride
    • The city’s Human Rights Commission celebrates Pride Month with the annual Rockville Pride event in June at Rockville Town Square.

Southern

  • The Frederick Center
    • The Frederick Center exists to support and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people and our families so we thrive, accepted and affirmed, in the broader Frederick community.

Central

  • Annapolis Pride
    • Annapolis Pride’s mission is to advocate for, empower, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Anne Arundel County to live fully and authentically. 
  • Westminster Pride
    • The Westminster Pride Festival, which started in 2018, is an annual celebration aimed at fostering acceptance, solidarity, and visibility for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies in Carroll County. This event serves as a safe space for self-expression and encourages respect for all forms of sexual and gender identity. Beyond the festivities that include music, art, and food, the festival is part of a broader mission to support the LGBTQ+ community through potential scholarships for education, making it not just a celebration but a catalyst for change and support for LGBTQ+ students.
  • Howard County Pride
    • HoCo Pride, Inc. is a collection of events and programs that are geared toward the support of, advocacy for, and education about the LGBTQ+ community in Howard County.
  • Upper Chesapeake Bay Pride Foundation
    • Upper Chesapeake Bay Pride provides unwavering advocacy and support for queer (LGBTQIA+) people, communities, and their families in Harford and Cecil counties.
  • Baltimore Pride
    • This annual event, hosted by the Pride Center of Maryland, is a tribute to the invaluable contributions of sexual and gender minorities to our society.

Eastern Shore

  • Caroline Pride
    • Caroline Pride founded in 2022 is dedicated to serve and empower the LGBTQ+ community while raising awareness and educating on diversity, inclusion, equity, and respect for all.
  • Delmara Pride Center
    • The Delmarva Pride Center is a community service organization dedicated to creating a positive environment inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We support, educate, connect, organize, and provide outreach to the Delmarva LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
  • Salisbury Pride
    • Salisbury, Maryland Pride is to commemorate our heritage and history, celebrate our community, and advance the equality of LGBTQ+ people.