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Baltimore’s oldest gay bar to reopen this week (opens the original)
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By JOHN-JOHN WILLIAMS IV | Those legendary heavy-handed pours, spirited karaoke and trivia nights, and groan-worthy wall-to-wall patrons on packed nights are back! Baltimore’s oldest gay bar, which opened in the 1950s, closed in July following the death of its owner, Ron Singer. The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website. Charles Bowers, former owner of Baltimore gay bar the Hippo, dies Charles Bowers, former owner of Baltimore gay bar the Hippo, dies Transgender woma
Charles Bowers, former owner of Baltimore gay bar the Hippo, dies (opens the original)
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By WESLEY CASE | Charles “Chuck” Bowers, former owner of the storied Baltimore gay club the Hippo and a prominent advocate for Maryland’s LGBTQ community, died Tuesday. He was 81. Bowers turned the Mount Vernon club — located at the corner of North Charles and West Eager streets — into a judgment-free refuge for queer and straight locals looking to find and express their authentic selves on a packed dance floor. “He truly tried to make the Hippo a place for everybody — a safe space,” said an emo
Transgender woman killed in Barclay community mourned by friends, advocates (opens the original)
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By DARREONNA DAVIS | Denise Johnson imagined spending Sunday with her daughter, Sophie Lee, eating crabs at the park. Instead, she stood on a Barclay street corner Sunday evening surrounded by nearly 100 people who came to remember her daughter, a transgender woman who was fatally shot there Friday. The 27-year-old woman was found in the 2400 block of North Calvert Street around 1:15 a.m. Friday, Baltimore Police said in a news release. Lindsey Eldridge, a police department spokesperson, said it
Anne Arundel schools now need parent permission to call trans students by preferred names (opens the original)
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By JESSICA CALEFATI | Anne Arundel County Public Schools staff cannot use transgender students’ preferred names if their parents oppose it, according to an internal document reviewed by the Banner, a change that comes after conservative groups challenged the school system’s approach to gender identity. Teachers union president Kristina Korona told members in an Aug. 20 email that the new guidance undermines district policy on acceptance and inclusivity and “will begin harming affected students i
Chris Van Hollen says the Democratic Party needs change. Is he the one to lead it? (opens the original)
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By LEE O. SANDERLIN | The Democratic Party is having something of an identity crisis — losing to President Donald Trump twice in three elections will do that. Should the party embrace anti-establishment figures who espouse progressive policy ideas like Medicare for all and rhetoric about unrigging the economy for the 1 percent? Or should Democrats try to appeal to moderates who want to return to semi-normalcy in a time of political upheaval? Although he’s been in Congress since 2002, with key le
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