Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

Legal Aid & Advocacy · Mississippi · Free

TLDEF — name and gender marker change, legal help, and Trans Health Project. 646-862-9396. 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. Second-parent adoption is still recommended even after marriage equality, especially for travel across hostile states. All services free of charge to LGBTQ+ Mississippi residents and allies.

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