Sylvia Rivera Law Project

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Illinois · Free

Free legal services to low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. Useful for trans people navigating ID document updates across multiple states and federal agencies. Local LGBTQ+ bar associations maintain referral lists of affirming attorneys; many offer reduced-fee consults. Trans people changing IDs typically need to update SSA, state DMV, passport, and birth certificate separately — order matters. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the...

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