Delegate Mary Washington
On Saturday, February 18, UMBC will host the third annual BMore Proud Leadership Summit, an all-day conference for Baltimore-area college students, faculty and staff to focus on LGBTQIA issues. B’More Proud is a coalition of Baltimore-area colleges and universities’ LGBT students and their allies. The Leadership Summits are student-planned (with staff advisers), and UMBC students have been working with Student Life and the Mosaic Center to plan the event.
The keynote speaker at the conference is Delegate Mary Washington, the first out Black lesbian to be elected to a state-wide office in Maryland (and the second in the US). The evening performer, Andrea Gibson, has won many awards for her spoken-word poetry. Throughout the day, participants will be able to choose attend workshops, lectures, and discussions lead by various activists, students, and partners from the great Baltimore area. The theme of this year’s conference is Intersections, highlighting the role of diversity and its complexities within the LGBTQIA community.
This event is free for all UMBC students, faculty, and staff. High school students from the Baltimore area are also invited to register for no registration free. Participants can register here.
