Maryland | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:16:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Maryland | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Education À La Carte: Legal and Anti-Censorship Experts, Authors, and Students on the Stakes of the Supreme Court Book Ban Case Mahmoud v. Taylor https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/ https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:45:43 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935128 Today, April 22, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case brought by six parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, seeking to opt out their children from the presence of LGBTQ-inclusive books in public education. “This case is about whether public school education can be a la carte, allowing parents to pick and choose [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/feed/ 0 Fact Sheet: Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court Case About Banning LGBTQ-inclusive Books https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-mahmoud-v-taylor-banning-lgbtq-books/ https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-mahmoud-v-taylor-banning-lgbtq-books/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:03:05 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933502 The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Mahmoud v. Taylor is about a small number of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books included in the classrooms of Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools. The books were chosen and evaluated by education professionals. Six parents (three couples) sued [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-mahmoud-v-taylor-banning-lgbtq-books/feed/ 0 Annual Celebration of Libraries and Library Workers Arrives Amid Funding Threats to Learning and Enrichment https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/ https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:29:17 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933267 April 6-12 marks National Library Week, the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual celebration of libraries, library workers, and the role they play “in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.” With a theme of “Drawn to the Library,” this year’s event encourages readers to “chart [their] next literary adventure” at the library, recognize the contributions of [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/feed/ 0 Fighting Attacks on Inclusive Books at the Supreme Court https://glaad.org/fighting-attacks-on-inclusive-books-at-the-supreme-court/ https://glaad.org/fighting-attacks-on-inclusive-books-at-the-supreme-court/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:31 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=929190 Today, authors and illustrators of books in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor released a statement in support of inclusive books, and in support of the school district including their books in curriculum. The case was brought by a group of parents who sued the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district for the right to [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/fighting-attacks-on-inclusive-books-at-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 Voters in Eight States Chose to Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care https://glaad.org/voters-in-eight-states-chose-to-expand-access-to-reproductive-health-care/ https://glaad.org/voters-in-eight-states-chose-to-expand-access-to-reproductive-health-care/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:10:07 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=922672 Voters in seven states in the 2024 election approved measures to protect access to abortion, continuing a streak nationwide that brought together voters from both parties and in red, blue and purple states to support reproductive freedom. Abortion is an LGBTQ issue. LGBTQ people can and do become pregnant and need reproductive health care. The [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/voters-in-eight-states-chose-to-expand-access-to-reproductive-health-care/feed/ 0 Voting for Equality: LGBTQ-Related Proposals on the Ballot This Year https://glaad.org/voting-for-equality-lgbtq-related-proposals-on-the-ballot-this-year/ https://glaad.org/voting-for-equality-lgbtq-related-proposals-on-the-ballot-this-year/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:31:55 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=919836 The 2024 election is consequential for LGBTQ people and our equality. LGBTQ voters are poised again to be the decisive edge in close-contest states in the presidential race as well as the elections that will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. But it’s not just about choosing candidates. Here [...]

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