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Howard County Executive Proposes LGBTQIA+ Commission

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Baltimore Sun.The commission would also propose initiatives to support families headed by LGBTQ people and same-sex couples; advise the county of policies and programs that benefit underserved members of the LGBTQ community; and plan events to celebrate and affirm the LGBTQ community.

The commission would be required to submit an annual report to the County Council and the County Executive.Balls’s proposal coincides with Pride Month, when members of the LGBTQ community are typically celebrated.

But it also comes on the heels of the school board in nearby Carroll County voting to ban Pride flags from classrooms and other public spaces in schools — which some pundits have pointed to as evidence of a backlash against political correctness, “woke” ideology, and increased LGBTQ visibility.“This is not Texas,” Byron MacFarlane, the county’s register of wills and the first openly gay elected official in Howard County, said in the news release. “This is not Carroll County.

This is Howard County.“Today, we are saying loud and clear that queer voices will be heard, we will have our say in our government, and we will have a seat at the table,” MacFarlane continued. “We are sending a message, especially, to our young people, who need now more than ever to hear from those of us in positions of leadership, that we see them and will do everything we can to give them a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment to grow and achieve their potential.”Yolanda Sonnier, the administrator for the county’s Office of Human Rights and Equity, said that having a permanent commission would better allow the county to identify and address issues affecting LGBTQ county residents.“The work that is needed could not be concluded in 18 months,” Sonnier.

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