ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project

Legal Aid & Advocacy · New York · Free

American Civil Liberties Union LGBTQ+ project — civil rights litigation, advocacy, and resources. For LGBTQ+ people needing help with name/gender ID changes, second-parent adoption, discrimination, immigration, or estate planning. 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 service; donations support but...

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