PFLAG Southern Maryland

06/13/2026

The Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs has shared the Maryland LGBTQIA+ Community Needs Assessment: Comprehensive Findings Report.

This report represents the first comprehensive statewide LGBTQIA+ community needs assessment conducted by the Commission and reflects the experiences of more than 1,200 LGBTQIA+ Marylanders from every region of the state.

Completed in partnership with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and without dedicated funding, the report examines health care access, mental health, safety, housing, employment, community connection, and awareness of legal protections.

The findings highlight both the progress Maryland has made and the challenges that remain, while providing recommendations to help inform future policy, programs, and investments.

06/12/2026

On June 12, 2016, 49 lives were taken at Pulse Nightclub. 🕯️🏳️‍🌈 With hateful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric at an all-time high, remember that PFLAG will never stop fighting for all LGBTQ+ people to be safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved. This year, we honor them with action at the local, state, and federal levels to ensure LGBTQ+ people are safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved.

06/12/2026

☕Calling all LGBTQ families and allies! 🎉Join us today, June 12th, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM for a coffee social at the Beanery's *new* second location in Solomons.
This event is open to LGBTQ individuals, their parents & families. Indulge in a warm beverage while enjoying the company of your LGBTQ+ community. See you there!

☕Calling all LGBTQ families and allies! 🎉Join us Friday, June 12th, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM for a coffee social at the Beanery's *new* second location in Solomons.

This event is open to LGBTQ individuals, their parents & families. Indulge in a warm beverage while enjoying the company of your LGBTQ+ community. See you there! 🌈

06/10/2026

There is plenty of PRIDE month left to celebrate! We hope to see you at one of many events! Check out our newsletter at pflagsomd.org to get full details.

☕June 12th: Coffee Social
🌈June 16th: Calvert County Pride Proclamation 🏳️‍🌈
🏳️‍🌈June 17th: A Celebration of Q***r Stories in SOMD
🏳️‍🌈June 18th: Pridefully Speaking: Local History Presentation & Dialogue
🍸June 19th: Sips & Solidarity Social Hour
🧺June 21st: 🏳️‍🌈Pride Picnic🏳️‍⚧️
🍸June 24th: Pride Paint Night #1
🍸June 25th: Pride Paint Night #2
June 25th: National HIV Testing Day at St. Mary's County Health Department
June 30th: FREE Name Change Clinic by FreeState Justice

06/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who has attended the St. Mary’s County Pride Proclamation 🏳️‍🌈 and Leonardtown Pride Proclamation 🏳️‍🌈! We hope to see as many people as possible tomorrow at the Charles County Pride Proclamation 🏳️‍🌈 & next week at the Calvert County Pride Proclamation 🏳️‍🌈!

06/07/2026

Kreea and Ana at Vertical Dance led an amazing Wellness & Motion Workshop for us! Our PFLAG family appreciates the safe space they have created for all to get exercise, be well, and find community. Check out their website verticaldancemd.com for information on classes. Also visit pflagsomd.org/events for our upcoming events!

This event was hosted by PFLAG Southern Maryland and funded in part by the “Proud to be” campaign in partnership with St. Mary’s County Health Department. This campaign aims to promotes wellness in LGBTQ+ families and educate about the harms of to***co and substance abuse.

06/07/2026

We had a great turnout at our Rainbow Rollout party this Saturday! Over 30 people enjoyed an afternoon of fun and fellowship. Be sure to check out our upcoming events at pflagsomd.org/events.

This event was hosted by PFLAG Southern Maryland and funded in part by the “Proud to be” campaign in partnership with St. Mary’s County Health Department. This campaign aims to promotes wellness in LGBTQ+ families and educate about the harms of to***co and substance abuse.

06/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Join PFLAG Southern Maryland and members of the community at the Leonardtown Council meeting on Monday, June 8th at 4pm for a Pride Proclamation. This will be presented at the Leonardtown Town Hall (22670 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD).

06/06/2026

🛼 Did you miss out on May's Rainbow Rollout! You're in luck. Join us today from 2:00–4:00 PM at Leonard Hall Recreation Center (Leonardtown, MD) for our ANOTHER Rainbow Rollout Roller Skating Party! This is a family-friendly event—bring your friends and roll with us!

🆓 Skate rentals are covered by PFLAG Southern Maryland as part of our “Proud to Be” grant in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department. Can’t skate? No problem—non-skaters are welcome to join the fun!

⚠️ Registration is required for each participant
🔗 Register at: pflagsomd.org/events

🛼 Did you miss out on May's Rainbow Rollout! You're in luck. Join us Saturday, June 6th from 2:00–4:00 PM at Leonard Hall Recreation Center (Leonardtown, MD) for our ANOTHER Rainbow Rollout Roller Skating Party! This is a family-friendly event—bring your friends and roll with us!

🆓 Skate rentals are covered by PFLAG Southern Maryland as part of our “Proud to Be” grant in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Health Department. Can’t skate? No problem—non-skaters are welcome to join the fun!

⚠️ Registration is required for each participant
🔗 Register at: pflagsomd.org/events

06/04/2026

Join members of PFLAG at two local events focused on LGBTQ+ history in Southern Maryland! Presented by local historian Lily Crunkleton of HSQRAB (History of Southern Maryland Q***r Recording Archive Base also known as the Horseshoe Qrab Project)!

🦀Wednesday, June 17th, 5:30-7:30pm, Prince Frederick Library
🦀Thursday, June 18th, 5:30-7:30pm, Waldorf West Library
🔗Links to register for each event are available at pflagsomd.org/events.

Learn about this growing oral history project as she shares how conversations with community members are being recorded, archived, and brought into the historical record. Learn about generations of Maryland's stories already collected, what they reveal about life in Southern Maryland, and how you can be part of documenting history as it happens. Each program includes a presentation as well as an opportunity for LGBTQ+ audience members and allies to meet and share their own stories.