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Update: Gender Rights Maryland’s website is now up.
Today Gender Rights Maryland announced the membership of their boards.
GENDER RIGHTS MARYLAND ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERSLAUREL, MD (May 31, 2011) – Gender Rights Maryland, a new civil rights organization focused on issues of gender identity and expression in the State of Maryland, today announced the selection of a diverse and passionate group of Marylanders to serve as directors of its 501(c)4 and 501(c)3 non-profit corporation boards. These boards are representative of the diverse population of Maryland. The membership includes men and women, gay, lesbian and straight allies, members of clergy and religious organizations, as well as significant representation from Maryland’s trans community.
Joining the founders of the organization on the 501(c)4 board are, Mark McLaurin – Political Director of SEIU Local 500, Attorney Jonathan Shurberg, and direct marketing specialist Ezra Towne. Joining the 501(c)3 Foundation board are Stephen Colgan – Co-Chair of the LGBT Task Force of the Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church of Bethesda, Christine Grewell – President of Teachthefacts.org, an LGBT advocacy group, Lee Ann Hopkins – Executive Director of the Free State Legal Project, Rev. Mother Meredith Moise of the Byzantine Rite Old Catholic Church in Baltimore, Bonnita Spikes – Criminal Justice chair of the Maryland NAACP, and Attorney Deborah Strauss, who facilitates PFLAG’s T-Families group in Bethesda. Alex Hickcox has been named Chair of the 501(c)3 Foundation board.
In addition to the board of directors, Gender Rights Maryland will also have a Policy Advisory Board to assist us in development of our mission and to broaden the organization’s connection to other groups in the community. Details will be available soon at http://www.GenderRightsMaryland.org/
The press release continues below the fold.
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About Gender Rights MarylandThe purpose of Gender Rights Maryland is to promote civil rights, education, tolerance, equality and acceptance on the basis of sex and gender identity/expression in the State of Maryland.
For more information contact:
Sharon Brackett – Board Chair, Gender Rights Maryland, Inc.
Sharon@GenderRightsMaryland.org
(443) 574-4763Alex Hickcox – Board Chair, Gender Rights Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Alex@GenderRightsMaryland.orgDana Beyer, M.D. – Executive Director
Dana@GenderRightsMaryland.org
(240) 731-8338Gender Rights Maryland
PO Box 818
Laurel, MD 20725
9 Comments
mark mclaurin?Hmmm… the same Mark McLaurin who referred to trans people as “circus freaks?” I know that he made an apology, a sincere one in fact, but it’s somewhat troubling that this is the best that the community can do.
At any rate, I wish them well and I hope they have more success in getting trans-related legislation passed than past groups have.
“Circus freaks?” Excuse me, please.We don’t use that epithet here at Pam’s House Blend. We prefer, “People of WalMart.”
Well played.
stop the threadjackingtake it to the appropriate diary, or write a new one on that topic if you wish, but please stick to the subject of this diary when you write a comment in this diary.
Wow! That didn’t take 3 days!Things are getting awfully rigid hereabouts, aren’t they?
But since you brought it up, I surely do wish that every time we have a topic posted of particular interest to the LGB’s, and it is immediately trashed by complaints by trans people about how awful the LBG’s are, that you and other “barristas” would apply the same standard. I just don’t get how that works. Or doesn’t. Clark seems to be a particular target these days, but maybe that’s because he’s been posting a lot about gay rights and political topics recently.
Oh well, I shan’t be soiling your diary further, then. Adios.
I’m quite pleased to see African American leaders represented. Mark McLaurin, Reverend Meredith Moise, and Bonnita Spikes are all well respected and influential leaders.
This action lends legitimacy to the organization.
People with a Walmart historyis the correct terminology.
Please don’t call them Walmartyr.
did you not see the threadjacking card above?consider this thread closed.
It Is Good To See And with Equality Maryland looking like it’s going down in flames it’s good to see other organizations being formed to fill the void.