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HoCo Community Chat August 2023 - Living your best LGBTQIA+ life in HoCo

July 28, 2023 Howard County (MD) Department of Community Resources & Services Season 1 Episode 3
HoCo Community Chat August 2023 - Living your best LGBTQIA+ life in HoCo
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HoCo Community Chat August 2023 - Living your best LGBTQIA+ life in HoCo
Jul 28, 2023 Season 1 Episode 3
Howard County (MD) Department of Community Resources & Services

Segment 1: Being part of LGBTQIA+ in Howard County 

DCRS' Director Jackie Scott discusses the LGBTQIA+ experience in our community with Byron MacFarlane, Howard County’s Register of Wills; and Jumel Howard, Howard County chapter president, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and the founder of Howard County's first LGBTQIA+ Pride Festival.

 Segment 2: Older adults and LGBTQIA+  

This segment features Ofelia Ross Ott, administrator, Howard County Office on Aging & Independence on how the LGBTQIA+ experience effects older members of our community. 

 Segment 3: Resources for LGBTQIA+  

This episode finishes off by discussing resources and new laws that are available to benefit Howard County’s growing LGBTQIA+ community.   

Key topics: 

Disclaimer [0:00] 

Topic #1 -   Welcome from Jackie Scott [1:10] 

Topic #2 -   Guest introduction [2:00] 

Topic #3 -   LGBTQIA+ life in Howard County [3:20] 

Topic #4 -   Being privileged and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community [9:12] 

Topic #5 -   Older adults as members of the LGBTQIA+ community [15:40] 

Topic #6 -   LGBTQIA+ estate planning and marriage equality [18:30] 

Topic #7 -   New Maryland partnership laws passing in October [22:50] 

Topic #8 -   PFLAG and Pride in Howard County [27:13] 

Topic #9 -   Resources for members of both the LGBTQIA+ and 50+ communities [31:20] 

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Show Notes

Segment 1: Being part of LGBTQIA+ in Howard County 

DCRS' Director Jackie Scott discusses the LGBTQIA+ experience in our community with Byron MacFarlane, Howard County’s Register of Wills; and Jumel Howard, Howard County chapter president, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and the founder of Howard County's first LGBTQIA+ Pride Festival.

 Segment 2: Older adults and LGBTQIA+  

This segment features Ofelia Ross Ott, administrator, Howard County Office on Aging & Independence on how the LGBTQIA+ experience effects older members of our community. 

 Segment 3: Resources for LGBTQIA+  

This episode finishes off by discussing resources and new laws that are available to benefit Howard County’s growing LGBTQIA+ community.   

Key topics: 

Disclaimer [0:00] 

Topic #1 -   Welcome from Jackie Scott [1:10] 

Topic #2 -   Guest introduction [2:00] 

Topic #3 -   LGBTQIA+ life in Howard County [3:20] 

Topic #4 -   Being privileged and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community [9:12] 

Topic #5 -   Older adults as members of the LGBTQIA+ community [15:40] 

Topic #6 -   LGBTQIA+ estate planning and marriage equality [18:30] 

Topic #7 -   New Maryland partnership laws passing in October [22:50] 

Topic #8 -   PFLAG and Pride in Howard County [27:13] 

Topic #9 -   Resources for members of both the LGBTQIA+ and 50+ communities [31:20] 

Send us a Text Message.

Visit us at www.howardcountymd.gov/hococommunitychat, and follow us @hococommunity on Facebook, Instagram, X, Youtube, and Nextdoor.