Howard County Pride Festival
Mermaid Che’ Monique performs in a mobile mermaid tank with Circus Siren Pod at the 5th annual HoCo Pride Festival at Merriweather Park. Karen Jackson Freelance photos
Drag Queen Chanel Belladonna performs for the crowd on the stage of the Chrysalis at Merriweather Park.
Tasha Martin, 11, left, and Brooke Wenson, 10, of Columbia, pose with a furry animal character. Karen Jackson Freelance
Lee Blinder, founding executive director of Trans Maryland, leads a memorial service for transgender people who died by suicide or by violent means.
A vendor sells headbands with antlers and goat horns adorned with colorful flowers.