Pride season is right around the corner! And there's a lot of Pride in Maryland! Check out the 2023 Maryland Pride Calendar and specific event fliers below, and download copies for yourself. Be sure to use the links provided to keep up with news and updates from your favorite Pride events. Wherever you are in Maryland, there's a Pride for you. Come on out and enjoy your proud selves! Send us your Pride fliers and images and we'll post them here. (Good quality 300dpi images and PDF fliers, please!)
The Maryland HIV Planning Group (HPG) is currently working on developing goals and deliverables for the first year of the 5-year Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan (2022-2026). Community engagement with stakeholders remains a key component of this work. In order to hear from as many Marylanders as possible who are concerned about HIV in their communities, the HPG is holding a series of ongoing discussions via Zoom. The Community Operational Response & Engagement (CORE) meetings are held online four times a month, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The calendar is provided below, along with the Zoom link. These meetings, along with the quarterly HPG meetings (also shown in the calendar below) are open to all and actively seek input from communities affected by HIV. Your participation is very much welcomed and encouraged! (You can also download a schedule here.)
All HIV CORE Meetings and Quarterly Meetings are held online at the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82725206632?pwd=Kyt2eFNNZmdaR2RTaDBNbk51aGJBQT09 Meeting ID: 827 2520 6632 Passcode: 792235 One tap mobile +13017158592,,82725206632#,,,,*792235# US (Washington DC)
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 17, 2023Help make real, lasting change for LGBTQ+ MarylandersThe PRIDE in Health Steering Committee is a community-driven committee working to expand low-barrier housing and model LGBTQ+ substance use treatment and recovery programs to LGBTQ+ Marylanders throughout the state.
We are seeking LGBTQ+ people and allies with lived experience with substance use and/our being unhoused or unstably housed. Community knows what the barriers are to providing affirming, effective services to LGBTQ+ people, and they know how to reduce those barriers. As a member of the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee, you will help guide the planning, development, and evaluation of LGBTQ+ affirming, evidence-based substance use treatment and recovery services, and low-barrier housing services to LGBTQ+ people throughout Maryland. You are eligible to apply to become a member if:
How to Apply: 1) Scan the QR code on the flier above or go to http://bit.ly/3YaT1Wo to fill out an online application 2) If you cannot fill out the application online, you can choose between the two forms that you can download from https://bit.ly/3XNXrmr
Questions? Contacts: Ngaire Philip, Baltimore Safe Haven [email protected] Jean-Michel Brevelle, MDH Center for HIV/STI Integration & Capacity [email protected] (443) 301-4681, 9am - 5:30 pm, M-F Dear HIV Planning Group Members and community stakeholders:
You are being invited to lend your collective expertise and experience to shape and structure the new Maryland Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Services Plan. Biweekly meetings are being held through June 2022 to discuss program priorities, describe strategic interventions, and develop measurable outcomes. Over the next several months, the HPG Community Engagement Live Listening Sessions (CELLS) will address critical concerns and communities. The operational process for each of the HPG CELLS will follow the same design:
The regularly scheduled quarterly HPG meetings (indicated by *) will be used to review the current standing of completed work by the HPG CELLS and to engage in other targeted discussions. It is our goal to intentionally involve all HPG members and stakeholders in the development and implementation of the new multi-year plan. Below is the HPG CELLS Calendar. Each meeting will be held virtually on Zoom using the following link and passcode: HPG CELLS on Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82725206632?pwd=Kyt2eFNNZmdaR2RTaDBNbk51aGJBQT09 Meeting ID: 827 2520 6632 Passcode: 792235 One tap mobile +13017158592,,82725206632#,,,,*792235# US (Washington DC) HPG Calendar Transgender Affinity Group (CELL) Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - Completed Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Same Gender Loving Men Affinity Group (CELL) Thursday, February 24, 2022 Thursday, March 10, 2022 * Thursday, March 24, 2022 Download the rest of the Calendar with Additional Affinity Group meetings (African American, Latinx, Women) To be certain you receive any updated invitations with changes to this schedule, please RSVP with your HPG CELLS of interest to Carmi Washington Flood at [email protected] On September 3, 2020 from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, the Maryland statewide HIV Planning Group will host a stakeholder engagement meeting on Gender Affirming Care. This virtual meeting is open to the public and we are encouraging transgender and nonbinary people, allies, and those who provide services to trans communities to attend. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-mdh-september-2020-hpg-meeting-gender-affirming-care-tickets-116729774899 Prior to the meeting, those who register will receive a link to go online and view a series of pre-recorded presentations. These will include a data presentation on HIV and transgender Marylanders from Colin Flynn, Chief, Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation; a project update from the Communities Leveraging Evidence for Action and Resources (CLEAR) study and resource; and a project update from the Transgender Response Team. If you want to see these presentations, it is important to register. Otherwise, the meeting organizer will not know who to send the link to. On the day of the meeting, there will be a live panel providing presentations on "Gender Affirming Care: What is it, and how to implement it?" Speakers will be presenting best practices and models of care that improve access to and retention in health care and improved outcomes for trans and nonbinary people. Our confirmed speakers thus far are Debb Dunn, PA-C, Transgender Health Coordinator at Chase Brexton Health Care; and Erin Maxwell, Trans Care Navigator at Chase Brexton Health Services. Additional speakers are being confirmed. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-mdh-september-2020-hpg-meeting-gender-affirming-care-tickets-116729774899 Download a flier to share in PDF. What is the HIV Planning Group?
The Baltimore City Council plans to hold an investigative hearing on the wellbeing of Baltimore's transgender community virtually on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
This is an opportunity for the Council to hear directly from City agencies, stakeholders and residents about the state of City services and initiatives for the trans community, as well as barriers to health, safety and prosperity for trans residents. Baltimore City LGBTQ Affairs in the Office of the Mayor is interested in organizing a strong community response. To prepare for the hearing, we invite you to participate in a pre-meeting roundtable. This pre-meeting will be an attempt to reach consensus about what needs to be addressed, and how. We will host space to hear from transgender residents only, and additional space to hear from service providers. Trans residents are invited to participate in both. We define 'service provider' as any individual, organization or agency regularly working on improving outcomes for people who are trans. Community Roundtable: Addressing Trans Wellness in Baltimore City Council Hearing Pre-Meeting For transgender residents of Baltimore City only Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:30 pm and Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 9:30 am Community Roundtable: Addressing Trans Wellness in Baltimore City Council Hearing Pre-Meeting For community stakeholders/service providers Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 6:30 pm and Friday, August 28, 2020 at 9:30 am To register for these events, please visit: bit.ly/bmoretranshearing Download a flier to share in PDF. On Monday, February 24, 2020, Baltimore City Council President Brandon M. Scott introduced a Resolution calling for an investigative hearing on the well-being of the transgender community in Baltimore. The following text is from a February 27th email from Scott C. Davis, Neighborhood, LGBTQ and Hispanic Community Liaison, Office of City Council President:
At this past Monday’s Council Meeting, Council President Scott called for an investigative hearing on the well-being of the transgender community in Baltimore. “I want to thank the City Council for unanimously co-sponsoring that resolution. I often talk about the two Baltimores: the well-known Baltimore and the Forgotten Baltimore. I recognize that for too long, the transgender community has been a part of the Forgotten Baltimore, being ignored and overlooked by their government. As part of my commitment to equity, the City Council will call in our City agencies, community members, and advocates to shed light on the health and service disparities experienced by our transgender community. We have to focus on what we can do to ensure that the trans community is given the support needed to not just survive, but thrive. A hearing will be scheduled in the coming weeks in the Health Committee, chaired by Councilmember Kristerfer Burnett. Click here to read the text of the resolution. Thank you to all of the advocates and leaders who have pushed for this and assisted with the resolution. I will let everyone know when the hearing is scheduled. If you're looking for events and other scheduled programs, please check the Calendar Page. It's updated!
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