Baltimore County, Maryland, is at a crossroads, be it housing, jobs, schools or safety. We must ask: what kind of county are we and what do we want to leave our kids?

For our part, we believe there is only one answer. Baltimore County must rise now, in this moment of crisis and uncertainty, and leverage its greatest strength—its diversity.

Our tool to solve challenges is each other, but it will not happen by accident. If we are going to make our county more affordable and modern, we will have to make it more inclusive.

Nowhere is this clearer than with our LGBTQIA+ community. During Pride month, we saw the best of community and one another. We celebrated what is possible when people band together under common purpose. But we were also reminded of how much work is left to do. And we were

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