NYLAG Legal Assistance

NYLAG’s LGBTQIA+ Law Project, founded in 2008, exists to protect and expand the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQIA+) community and to provide services that meet the unique legal needs of low-income LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. LGBTQIA+ communities, especially those of color, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals and youth, are at greater risk of living in poverty and of being targeted for violence. Through direct legal services and systemic advocacy efforts, we strive to work at the intersections of gender, racial and economic justice, and believe that with economic and physical security come empowerment, leadership and collective change. The LGBTQIA+ Law Project envisions a world where all people, regardless of sexual or gender identity, have access to legal protections under the law, dignified work, adequate housing and health care, the right to create families and the ability to live fulfilling lives.

The LGBTQIA+ Law Project provides high-quality, free legal services in a wide variety of civil legal matters impacting the LGBTQIA+ community, including employment, housing, public benefits, shelter access, name changes, gender marker changes, family law and life planning.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, we are still working hard and our intake lines are open, but please note that our physical office is closed.

During these unprecedented times, we’ve launched a free NY COVID-19 Legal Resources Hotline and compiled the latest legal and financial counseling updates.