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CEO Corner: A Note From the Center

A featured column from Dr. Cleo Manago reflecting on community, leadership, visibility, health, and the ongoing work of building a stronger LGBTQ/SGL* community.

By Dr. Cleo Manago

CEO, The Pride Center of Maryland

Summer Issue · July 2026 · 3 min read

Feature coming soon

This piece is in active research and editorial production for an upcoming edition.

This column will feature a message from Dr. Cleo Manago on where our community goes from here — leadership beyond Pride Month, care as civic infrastructure, and the long project of a healthier, more visible, more self-determined LGBTQ/SGL* Baltimore.

Full column coming soon.

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