Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Maryland · Free

National civil rights legal organization including LGBTQ+ civil rights work. For LGBTQ+ people needing help with name/gender ID changes, second-parent adoption, discrimination, immigration, or estate planning. Many name/gender change clinics happen monthly at LGBTQ+ centers; bring photo ID, court fee waiver paperwork, and birth certificate. Trans people changing IDs typically need to update SSA, state DMV, passport, and birth certificate separately — order matters. No cost — the program is...

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