Lambda Legal

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Illinois · Free

National LGBTQ+ civil rights organization offering legal help, impact litigation, and education. Help Desk 1-866-542-8336. For LGBTQ+ people needing help with name/gender ID changes, second-parent adoption, discrimination, immigration, or estate planning. 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. Free, confidential, and...

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