Recap of activity in Montgomery County MD since the first election of Trump

As we gird for the struggles ahead dealing with the Trump attacks on LGBTQ+ people and on our public schools which have been acting to protect them, it may be worthwhile to review the history of what happened in Montgomery County following Trump's first election, and what has happened since then.

We rebounded after the 2016 election.  We continued to stand strong throughout the first Trump term and continued to make progress. And we will not back down. These links may help those in the struggle: 

TRUMP I ERA

December 4, 2016

Life Goes On: Advocacy for LGBTQ Youth

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2016/12/life-goes-on-advocacy-for-lgbtq-youth.html

January 12, 2017

"We are enraged, but engaged": Views from the PFLAG/LGBT Community in the face of the incoming Trump Administration

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/01/we-are-enraged-but-engaged-views-from.html

February 22, 2017

TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY: YOUR RIGHTS IN MCPS HAVE NOT CHANGED.

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/02/transgender-students-in-montgomery.html

March 27, 2017

Recap and Resources: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Matters in the Montgomery County Public Schools

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/03/recap-and-resources-sexual-orientation.html

June 18, 2017

Grassroots victory on Transgender Rights in Frederick County, MD

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/06/grassroots-victory-on-transgender.html

October 8, 2017

Presentation at the Communities United Against Hate School Conference, October 7, 2017

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/10/presentation-at-cuah-school-conference.html

October 13, 2017

President Trump speaks to hate group

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/10/president-trump-speaks-to-hate-group.html

November 21, 2017

Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Service and the Spiritual Journey of a Fine Woman

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2017/11/transgender-day-of-remembrance.html

February 8, 2018

Testimony on HB 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/02/testimony-on-hb-13-in-maryland-house-of.html

March 29, 2018

Temple Emanuel Brit Olam Letter to MCPS

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/03/temple-emanuel-brit-olam-letter-to-mcps.html

April 14, 2018

New Elementary School in Montgomery County (MD) named after Bayard Rustin

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-elementary-school-in-montgomery.html

April 16, 2018

Thank you note to the Montgomery County Board of Education

http://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2018/04/thank-you-note-to-montgomery-county.html

April 12, 2019

Thoughts on the current exchanges between Pete Buttigieg and Mike Pence

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/04/thoughts-on-current-exchanges-between.html

May 13, 2019

Maryland PFLAG Chapters' Letter to Gov. Larry Hogan Urging Action to Protect Transgender Maryland National Guard Service Members and Recruits

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/05/maryland-pflag-chapters-letter-to-gov.html

September 2, 2019

Resources: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Matters in the Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools (2019)

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2019/09/resources-sexual-orientation-and-gender.html

May 3, 2020 

Fomenting Fear and Division in Montgomery County, from Maryland Matters, May 1,2020

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/05/fomenting-fear-and-division-in.html

July 2, 2020

What the Supreme Court's Bostock decision means for the ACA -- and what the dissents signal for progress.

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/07/what-supreme-courts-bostock-decision.html

December 31, 2020

Follow up to "Fomenting Fear and Division in Montgomery County" (May 2020)

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2020/12/follow-up-to-fomenting-fear-and.html

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August 20, 2022 

Protecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students: Major Court Victory Protecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2022/08/protecting-transgender-and-gender-non.html

July 17, 2023

Maryland Matters Commentary:  We can't opt out of diversity in our schools and communities

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2023/07/maryland-matters-commentary-we-cant-opt.html

November 22, 2023

Trump's 21st Century Roy Cohn comes to Montgomery County https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2023/11/trumps-21st-century-roy-cohn-comes-to.html

September 16, 2024 

Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Asks the U.S. Supreme Court to Force MCPS to Marginalize LGBTQ+ People

https://davidfishback.blogspot.com/2024/09/becket-fund-for-religious-liberty-asks.html

January 17, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court to hear MCPS parents LGBTQ books opt-out case

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/01/17/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-mcps-parents-lgbtq-books-opt-out-case/

January 30, 2025  

MCPS leaders reaffirm commitment to inclusive education amid executive orders.

https://mocoshow.com/2025/01/30/mcps-leaders-reaffirm-commitment-to-inclusive-education-amid-executive-orders/