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Youth / Young Adult News & Views

Youth perspectives from Quinn, Marcus, and the wider circle of young voices shaping community life.

By Quinn, Marcus & Friends

Summer Issue · July 2026 · 3 min read

Youth / Young Adult News & Views
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This piece is in active research and editorial production for an upcoming edition.

This section will feature youth perspectives from Quinn (Highlandtown youth), Marcus, and the wider circle of young voices in and around The Pride Center of Maryland — on identity, safety, creativity, leadership, belonging, and what it looks like to build community as a young LGBTQ/SGL* person in Baltimore today.

Read Marcus's piece on the Camp St. Vincent Youth Workers and Volunteers in this issue.

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