LGBTQIA+

What We Do:

In collaboration with ICLS’ eight practice groups, our LGBTQ+ Services Program provides the community with advice and counsel, legal education, and full-scope representation in all of ICLS’s legal service areas, including the following: 

• Assisting with name and gender marker changes, including petition preparation, filing, and court proceedings.
• Helping community members navigate updating identity documents with government agencies like the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Social Security Administration, and the California Department of Public Health – Office of Vital Records.
• Ensuring that people have control over their medical wishes through the preparation of advance healthcare directives.
• Accessing health care & public benefits.
• Providing legal guidance to small businesses & owners.
• Defending consumers against predatory lenders and debt collectors.
• Protecting families through divorce, domestic violence restraining orders, child custody, and other Family Law issues.
• And other services (a more comprehensive list of ICLS’ services is available here).

Please be advised that ICLS does not represent individuals in criminal related matters, nor does the LGBTQ+ Services Program currently assist with discrimination claims.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, please complete our applicant inquiry form: LGBTQ+ Services Inquiry Form. A member of our LGBTQ+ Services Program team will reach out within 1-3 business days of your submission.