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The Legal Information Helpdesk provides basic information about laws and policies in the United States that affect transgender people across many areas, including employment, health care, housing, civil rights, immigration, prisoners’ rights, and identity document changes.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide any individualized legal advice or legal representation, or take on cases through the Legal Information Helpdesk.

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Highlighted Resources

Transgender People and Law Enforcement Interactions:

The mechanisms for enforcing your rights when law enforcement has disregarded them can often be complex and inaccessible.

ID, Please

Many people are surprised to discover that there is no “one stop” process for getting a name and/or gender marker updated to match their gender identity.

Reporting Law Enforcement Abuse:

You have a right to report harassment, abuse, and discriminatory treatment by law enforcement.

ICE Raids: Know Your Rights as a TGNC Immigrant

Know Your Rights as a Transgender or Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) Immigrant.

10 Tips for Working with Transgender Patients

Gender identity is our internal understanding of our own gender. We all have a gender identity.

Tools for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People to Address Discrimination

A guide to help you better understand some of the legal options our community has to respond to discrimination and harassment.