ACLU of West Virginia

Legal Aid & Advocacy · West Virginia · Free

State affiliate defending LGBTQ+ civil rights. 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. Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) made workplace LGBTQ+ discrimination illegal under federal Title VII — many people still don't know they're protected. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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