National LGBTQ Task Force

Legal Aid & Advocacy · West Virginia · Free

Advocacy, organizing, and resources for LGBTQ+ liberation. Trains and supports community-based legal advocacy. A starting point for asylum seekers fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ persecution who need pro-bono representation. Discrimination claims have short windows — federal EEOC is 180–300 days from the incident depending on state. Some states still have anti-LGBTQ+ adoption restrictions for religious agencies; private secular agencies are usually safer. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+...

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More Legal Aid & Advocacy in West Virginia

Lambda Legal — National LGBTQ+ civil rights organization offering legal help, impact litigation, and education. Help Desk 1-866-542-8336. For LGBTQ+ people
ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project — American Civil Liberties Union LGBTQ+ project — civil rights litigation, advocacy, and resources. For LGBTQ+ people needing help with name/g
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund — TLDEF — name and gender marker change, legal help, and Trans Health Project. 646-862-9396. Worth contacting after workplace, housing, or hea
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders — GLAD Law — New England-based but national impact litigation and Legal InfoLine 800-455-GLAD. For LGBTQ+ people needing help with name/gender
Immigration Equality — Legal services for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking asylum, family reunification, or residency. A starting point for asylum seeker
Sylvia Rivera Law Project — Free legal services to low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. A starting point for a