Upcoming Events

Apr 13

PFLAG Lego Building

Saturday, April 13th from 10am-12pm, at The Frederick Center, join PFLAG Frederick for Lego Building! Parents can sit upstairs and relax with other parents in our community as our lego masters (ages 5 to 12, supervised by a MCPS art teacher) spend an hour building anything their imagination comes up with from our big pile of legos. Then we will display our masterpieces for our parents to view and take photos of. Each participant will receive a ribbon and juice box. Legos will stay with us for future events. Sign up soon- limited to 15 children. Questions? Email: [email protected].

Mar 30

Trans Joy Picnic for Transgender Day of Visibility

We're so excited for our next Transgender Day of Visibility event on March 30th!! Join us at our TRANS JOY PICNIC to celebrate trans and gender nonconforming members of our community with free tie dye, food, music, and engagement with our community resources. This event is free and open to all ages, from 1:00-4:00pm. We hope to see you at The Frederick Center to celebrate Trans Joy with your community!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Mar 22

Pink Drinks: Spring Awakening

Welcome to the return of the long-awaited Pink Drinks! You've been asking, and it's here: Central Maryland's premiere LGBTQIA+ social networking event. Pink Drinks is an informal, loosely organized, networking and gathering function offered monthly to the The Frederick Center (TFC) community. It is intended to provide an opportunity to bring together adults (ages 21+) of the Central Maryland area LGBTQIA+ community and allies to encourage friendship, conversation, and community involvement. Pink Drinks is very informal: Bring Your Own Beverage - any beverage, no pressure to imbibe. The host provides simple light finger food, plates, napkins, ice, glasses, and name tags. Don't expect a meal. The consumption of alcoholic beverage is in no way required (many don't) and anyone over-indulging will be banned from future events. The focus is on initiating connections and building a community. Cost: BYOB, suggested donation to TFC, RSVP required RSVP: Ticket for each person required, even if you know the hosts. The host sets the limit to the number of attendees. If your plans change please adjust your reservation to give others a chance to attend (this event frequently fills up).

Mar 22

LGBTQ+ Homelessness Listening Session

The Frederick Center is hosting a listening session for members of the LGBTQ+ community who have experienced housing emergencies and/or who are currently unhoused or homeless. The Center is in the process of creating an LGBTQ+ emergency shelter to assist with our community's urgent housing needs, and we need your feedback! Earn a $25 Visa gift card just by attending! Pre-registration is required for this event. Join us on Friday, March 22nd at 4:00pm at The Frederick Center, 322 West Patrick Street.

Past Events

Mar 17

Frederick County Queer History

The Frederick Center is thrilled to announce our partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries to present: Frederick County Queer History! Join us from 2-4pm on March 17th at C. Burr Artz Library as we host a panel of LGBTQ+ folks who will be speaking about their lived experience in Frederick County and how life has changed for LGBTQ+ people over the decades. This is a wonderful opportunity for LGBTQ+ folks and our allies to gather together and support the stories and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community before marriage equality, before The Frederick Center and Frederick Pride existed. What was it like to live as an LGBTQ+ person pre-2010s? Join us and hear directly from our community members! Do you have a question you'd like to ask at this panel? Email us at [email protected]!

Oct 28

All Ages Trunk or Treat Halloween Party

HALLOWEEN PARTY AT TFC!! 🍭🧟‍♀️👻🎃🧡🖤💜🍫🍬👽 Saturday, October 28th, The Frederick Center welcomes LGBTQ+ community members of all ages to TRUNK OR TREAT with us! From 10:00am - 2:00pm behind the Center, you can find trunk or treating, a costume contest, pumpkin painting, and local LGBTQ+ and community partners with their resources. Tabling with us will be Heartly House, the Religious Coalition, the Pride Center of Maryland, Out Riders Motorcycle Club, the Frederick Community Fridge, the Baltimore Flamingos Rugby Club, and more local and LGBTQ+ organizations! Learn about local resources, connect with community, and dress up to celebrate spooky season! 🎃👻🧟‍♀️

Oct 22

Tricks for Treats Drag Bingo (21+)

Join us for a fan favorite event, drag bingo, with a special Halloween twist! We are thrilled to welcome queens Chasity Vain, Maranda Rights, Haley Hemorrhoid with DJ and special performance by: Miss Shantay! Where? Idiom Brewing Company When? Sunday, October 22nd from 2:00-7:00pm, with registration starting at 12:30pm There will be a costume contest, 50/50 raffles, and food from 50/50 Burger food truck Tickets are $50 per person non-refundable, as this is a charity event to benefit The Frederick Center. All proceeds benefit The Frederick Center, which is a 501c-3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting, linking, educating, engaging, and advocating for the LGBTQ+ community of Frederick, MD. Learn more about The Frederick Center at thefrederickcenter.org!

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