Immigration Equality

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Maryland · Free

Legal services for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking asylum, family reunification, or residency. 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. Open at no cost to LGBTQ+ Maryland residents and the people supporting them.

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Address: Nationwide

Hours: Online

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