The annual Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Pride Town Hall will be held on Saturday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda.
The event features workshops, activities for elementary students, community building for middle and high school students and a resource fair.
The keynote speaker is Elizabeth Graham, a local advocate who speaks to her lived experiences as a transgender, autistic woman. Graham works with the LGBTQIA+ community, helping to run a peer-led transgender support group. She is dedicated to supporting transgender and neurodivergent people.
Workshops on multiple topics will be presented at the event. Some of the topics include:
- Interrupting Bias for Real: Intervention Techniques for Everyone
- Strategies for Supporting Children of LGBTQ+ Families
- LGBTQIA+ Affirming MCPS Policies and Forms
- Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Children: From the Mouths of Middle Schoolers
- Inclusivity in MCPS Athletics
- Transitioning in MCPS
Students and their families, staff, youth service providers and community members are welcome to attend. Walter Johnson High School is located at 6400 Rock Spring Drive in Bethesda. RSVP to attend online here.
The MCPS website has information and resources for students, staff, and families.
