LGBTQ+ legal help in Illinois
Here’s who helps LGBTQ+ people with legal problems in Illinois.
- IL Pride Connect Legal Hotline
Free, private legal help by phone on LGBTQIA+ issues.
Anyone in Illinois
- Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois
Free help with name changes for trans and gender nonconforming people, through an intake form.
Free · name changes only · a lawyer goes to court with you only if you are a minor or have a criminal conviction, others get help behind the scenes · Chicago office
- Illinois Department of Human Rights
Takes complaints about bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Anyone in Illinois · filing is free
- VisitLambda Legal Help DeskNational
Free legal information on LGBTQ+ and HIV discrimination.
Anyone in the U.S. · not for emergencies
- NCLR Legal HelplineNational
Free legal information on LGBTQ+ family, custody and immigration issues.
Anyone in the U.S.
- Transgender Law Center HelpdeskNational
Free legal information for trans people, including ID changes.
Anyone in the U.S.
Curious how Illinois’s laws treat LGBTQ+ people? See its profile on MAP (Movement Advancement Project)
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