Bailey Anne Kennedy, a Montgomery County resident, broke barriers this year as the state’s first trans woman titleholder. She was also Maryland’s first Asian American winner and oldest contestant to represent the state.

Bailey Anne Kennedy is not the first gender and sexual minority with Maryland ties to break barriers.

They’re now applying the infectious, youthful energy they captured working on the Kamala Harris campaign throughout Maryland — often in the political sphere.

The vote of support came during a virtual meeting Monday, party officials said.

”The party can test it at their own peril,” said Democratic fundraiser Karen Miller

Here’s a roundup of hot spots that show Maryland has not only mastered the orange crush, but branched off and created a slew of innovative flavors — and even an unexpected alternative.

Two of the nation’s most recognizable LGBTQIA+ organizations immediately denounced the choice of JD Vance as a GOP vice presidential candidate.

Watermelon and fried chicken are popular American foods — especially during the summer. But their complicated history gives some Black people pause when eating them in settings where white people are present.

In what they are calling a “historic” event, the Annapolis Police Department, as well as the ACLU of Maryland, is being recognized by the Caucus of African American Leaders.

Now that Baltimore Pride is over, some in the LGBTQIA+ community know that the fight for gender minority rights and existence also relies heavily on having meaningful straight allies.

After a report of a suspicious object disrupted a Trans Pride parade in Baltimore on Saturday, law enforcement officials told organizers it had been deemed “nonthreatening,”

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s use of the phrase “Black jobs” caught the attention and ire of many Black Americans, including Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.

Despite the record number of attendees at this year’s Baltimore Pride, some critics raised a slew of concerns, ranging from the overall safety of the event to the approach organizers have taken in the overall running of Pride Month offerings.

President Joe Biden pardoned former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, which will clear the way for them to regain lost benefits. The pardon goes even further to protect LGBTQIA+ service members than the controversial policy “don’t ask, don’t tell” that was repealed in 2010.

Newly passed legislation will force current members of the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to reapply to the commission. Attorney General Anthony Brown said he is eagerly looking forward to the application process that will populate the new commission.

The United States Tennis Association named its Olympic team, and Marylander Frances Tiafoe was one of the noticeable omissions.

A Baltimore spokesperson said that Mace was released after two groups of people got into an altercation, but people who attended think something else happened.

Just over a month away from its premiere, Apple TV+ released the first trailer for “Lady in the Lake,” the drama based on the 2019 novel by New York Times bestselling author — and Baltimore resident — Laura Lippman, staring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram.

A possible chemical agent was released in front of the main stage at the Baltimore Pride Parade and Block Party — causing a stampede.

In celebration of Pride Month, The Baltimore Banner asked five members of Maryland’s LGBTQ community a series of questions. Here are their answers.