Lgbtq community centers prince george county maryland
About the Project
As part of an effort to inform the stories of Gay people and places that significantly impacted our county’s development, the Historic Preservation Office is undertaking architectural survey and archival investigate of sites associated with LGBTQ+ communities and leaders in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County is associated with pioneering LGBTQ+ political leaders, legal advocates, and artists, as well as activism that fought employment discrimination and government inaction amidst the AIDS crisis.
Documentation of Queer historic sites recognizes the role of Montgomery County activists and contributes to the preservation of these significant histories and places. This effort will report future work on Master Planning efforts and site-specific research and designation projects to ensure that these histories are inclusive and accurate.
Background
In May 2014, the National Park Service began a concerted effort to identify people, places, and events associated with the story of LGBTQ+ Americans. This emphasis resulted in the publication of LGBTQ America: A Theme Revise for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual person, Transgender and Queer History.
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WHEATON, Md.— The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) proudly celebrates the diversity of its workforce and the vibrant communities it serves across Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. This Pride season, M-NCPPC is deepening its commitment to representation, inclusion, and historical truth by honoring the profound contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals, movements, and sites that have shaped the region.
The attempt is rooted in Preservation Maryland’s 2018 Maryland LGBTQ Historic Context Study and expanded by fresh research from M-NCPPC cultural resources and historic preservation staff. The project highlights stories of protest, resilience, and event at county sites, including:
- Montgomery County’s First Pride Events
Between 1993 and 1996, local Pride gatherings were hosted at common parks—Parklawn Local Park (1993), Hillandale Local Park (1994), Valley Mill Special Park (1995), and Rock Creek Regional Park (1996). The 1994 Pride celebration followed a major policy win: the Montgomery County Council’s vote to eliminate a provision that allowed discrimination against same-sex attracted and bisexual people working with chLGBTQ+ Pride
Wilkinson, Jemima (Nov. 29, 1752 - July 1, 1819), religious leader, was born in Cumberland, R. I., daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Amey (Whipple) Wilkinson and sister of Jeremiah Wilkinson [q.v.]. Her father, a prosperous farmer and a member of the Colony's Council, was almost exclusively interested in profits and politics; her mother, who belonged to the Society of Friends and who might perhaps have exercised more shape on her daughter's maturation, died, worn out with child-bearing, when Jemima, the eighth of twelve children, was about ten years old. Owing to her prettiness and cleverness, the future prophetess managed to avoid the hard serve on the farm and grew up as a self-indulgent girl devoted to the reading of romances and other "frivolous literature," without further discipline than that afforded by irregular attendance in the shared schools. Her religious interest was first aroused when she was about sixteen by the sermons of George Whitefield and by the meetings of the "New Light Baptists," an evangelizing sect which just then appeared in Rhode Island. Later, in 1774, the coming of Ann Lee [q.v.] aroused a spirit of emulation in her. Soon afterwar
LGBTQIA+ Study Workgroup
Источник: https://pgccouncil.us/988/LGBTQIA-Study-WorkgroupWhat is the LGBTQIA+ Study Workgroup?
The Workgroup to Study LGBTQIA+ issues (CR-077-2023) was proposed by Council Member Oriadha and introduced by Council Members Oriadha, Dernoga, Fisher, Olson, Blegay, Burroughs, and Hawkins and adopted on October 3, 2023. CR-77-2023 creates a Workgroup tasked with examining existing services and crafting suggestions for programs or legislation to intensify services for LGBTQIA+ communities countywide. The Workgroup is required to submit a report to the County Council within one year of its first meeting.
How does the LGBTQIA+ Study Workgroup benefit Prince George’s County?
All program and/or legislative options crafted by the LGBTIA+ Study Workgroup will increase access and services for LGBTQIA+ communities to include medical care, social and mental health services, and economic opportunities; addressing violence; employment and housing discrimination; providing affordable housing, bathrooms, schools, and other public accommodations; and addressing discrimination within the criminal justice system.
Celebrate Pride Month in Prince George’s
Pride Month is a hour to celebrate dyke, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer event . It happens each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a major moment of change in the Gay Liberation Movement. Now, people come together for events, parades, and festivals that feature the lives, experiences, and value of LGBTQIA+ individuals — and many of these events are happening in Prince George’s.
Attend one — or more — of these nine Prince George’s events during Pride Month:
- Head to the Bowie library on June 4 to grasp about Maryland Homosexual history with the Enoch Pratt Free Library librarians and the Baltimore Heritage LGBTQ+ History Walking Tour guides. They’ll present the fascinating history of the community all the way back to the early 1800s.
- Participate in Pride Nighttime Trivia at the Upper Marlboro Library on June 5. Queer Question-Palooza will test your truth of LGBTQIA+ tradition with questions on history, music, sports, and celebrities. Every participant will obtain a small gift.
- Check the schedule for Drag Bingo at Denizens Brewing Co. Brewery & Taproom in Riverdale. Th