Transgender Legal Issues

Click here to download our Trans Law 101 fact sheet, or click the links below for information on specific topics.

• Changing your name
• Changing your driver's license
• Amending your birth certificate
• Changing your social security record
• Getting a new passport (PDF, courtesy National Center for Transgender Equality)
• Public benefits and gender reassignment
• Gender identity issues in schools
• Information about access to restrooms and similar facilities
• Information about advocating for trans-inclusive insurance coverage (courtesy Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund)
• Information about Transgender People and Relationship Recognition