ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller today participated in Baltimore Pride to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ community. Alongside thousands of Marylanders, the governor and lieutenant governor celebrated the more than 500,000 Marylanders who identify as LGBTQIA+—all of whom make meaningful contributions to our communities, economy, culture, arts, and history.
“Today is a day when we say to our friends in the LGBTQ+ community, you aren’t just welcome, you are necessary,” said Gov. Moore. “In Maryland, we embrace one another – in Maryland, we stand with one another – and in Maryland, we leave no one behind. That is the power of today, and I am grateful for all of you and your work to build a better and stronger state for everyone.”
“Pride is about living openly and joyfully as the person you are and being able to celebrate your identity,” said Lt. Gov. Miller. “This administration has demonstrated through recognition, representation, and above all else, through action, that our LGBTQIA+ community in Maryland is seen, valued, and respected. We will continue to fight hand-in-hand as allies to our LGBTQIA+ community to ensure Maryland is a state where every single person can live proudly as their authentic self.”
During a historic first six months in office, the Moore-Miller Administration has demonstrated support for LGBTQIA+ Marylanders and celebrated the contributions, resilience, courage, and joy of our LGBTQIA+ community.
On March 31, Governor Moore became the first governor in Maryand’s history to proclaim Transgender Day of Visibility in Maryland and was proud to sign the Trans Health Equity Act into law, which requires Maryland Medicaid to provide additional coverage for gender-affirming care beginning January 1, 2024.
Governor Moore also signed an executive order that protects access to gender-affirming health care in Maryland, safeguarding the rights of individuals seeking, receiving, or providing gender affirming care in Maryland from attempts at legal punishment by other states.
Governor Moore earlier this month proclaimed June 2023 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in Maryland—for the first time since 2013.The administration is proud to stand alongside LGBTQIA+ Marylanders as we stand together in making Maryland a more inclusive home for everyone.
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Where does their 500K number come from? Is that 8% of the total State population? How does that compare to the rest of the States? Fake facts according to the LBGTQmap site! Quick Facts About Maryland
Percent of Adults (18+) Who are LGBTQ 4.2% Gallup/Williams 2019 Total LGBTQ Population (13+) 234,000 Williams 2020
no reason to have pride in this evil behavior…..These people are perverts have mental illness. This *sshole is not my governor. saving money to move out of MD
SO , lets have a month celebrating the everyday hard working straight individuals that keep this country running.
Can’t…those people are working so no time to celebrate.
NOT MY GOVENOR never heard of him except when COMRADE HOGAN stated he was endorsing him over the REPUBLICAN. MD is another CAL. Just another SODOM and GOMORA, pardon the spelling, DEVIL STATE according to the KING JAMES VERSIO OF TH BIBLE and look what happen to them
Another waste of my tax dollars instead of helping the elderly who are stuck in this corrupt STATE.
I bet our own Gay Jake Day was there in all his glory for the occasion. Salisbury might just be on the up swing now we’ll be getting a new chief of police, and hopefully in the next mayor election we can say good bye to Heath. He is keeping all Jake’s white sticks in the roads, round a bouts, pan handlers all along rt 13, Gay Pride sidewalks, and worst of all higher crime than we have ever had. It is time Salisbury had real leaders & a real fair vote!
just another evil pos on his way to hell! enjoy the fruits of you labor!