Pride Center of Maryland

The other co-founders of the Center were James Becker, Paul Bennett, Jim Childress, Jeffrey Dames, Shawn Dougherty, Howard Gaas, Eddie Hall, Charles Hughes, David Kammer, Tom Miggs, Dana Rethmeyer, Harvey Schwartz, Norman Thomas, Kathy Valentine and Silas White.

With volunteer help from the community, the Center's renovation took place and the building housed administrative offices, a newspaper, rooms for LGBT groups and a floor designated for social/entertainment functions, along with a switchboard.

Counseling services were provided staffed by professional counselors which operated twice a week on both a drop-in and appointment basis.

Periodic forums were held on a wide variety of topics which served an educational purposes both the LGBT community and the general public.

A speaker's bureau, and community outreach services were deemed as a necessity from the beginning of the vision by the original co-founders.