ACLU of Illinois

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Illinois · Free

State affiliate defending LGBTQ+ civil rights statewide. Useful for trans people navigating ID document updates across multiple states and federal agencies. Initial consultations through Lambda Legal, ACLU, and NCLR are typically free and confidential. Trans people changing IDs typically need to update SSA, state DMV, passport, and birth certificate separately — order matters. No cost — the program is grant-funded and confidentiality-protected.

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Address: Statewide

Hours: Varies

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