Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Delaware · Free

TLDEF — name and gender marker change, legal help, and Trans Health Project. 646-862-9396. Worth contacting after workplace, housing, or healthcare discrimination — most cases have a tight statute of limitations. Local LGBTQ+ bar associations maintain referral lists of affirming attorneys; many offer reduced-fee consults. Second-parent adoption is still recommended even after marriage equality, especially for travel across hostile states. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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