Resources: LGBTQI-focused Organizations and Resources

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy and education, GLAD works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status and sexual orientation. As part of this work, GLAD takes very select legal representation on behalf of LGBTQ prisoners. Has a victory in Sept. 2018 achieving transfer of a trans woman to a women's prison in Maine. Also has a New England centered resource guide. Mostly serves people in New England.

The Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center (fka TGI Justice Project) works closely with transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) people who are currently or formerly incarcerated across what is known as the United States -- with a particular emphasis on TGI Californians and Floridians. We provide inside correspondence (letters of support for parole, resource guides, newsletters, magazines, coloring sheets, poetry, etc.); reentry, legal, and housing case management; court support; name and gender marker change support; referrals to other allied organizations; and financial support for reentry clients on a limited case-by-case basis. We cannot provide legal representation at this time, though we can provide referrals to pro-bono attorneys. TGIJP has been a leader in the global fight for Black trans liberation and abolition for 21 years.

Part of the Center for Transformative Action. Assists folks coming out of immigration detention in New York in securing structural, health/wellness, educational, legal, and emotional support and services.

TLC’s Prison Mail Response Program provides incarcerated transgender and gender-nonconforming people with legal information and resources to help them advocate for themselves. Resources include prison and agency-specific policies, grievance and appeal processes, information on name and gender changes, transgender health care, know-your-rights materials, reentry resources, and other helpful organizations. Unfortunately, TLC is unable to provide legal advice, legal representation, or take on individual cases through this program. Please note that this phone number is for intake purposes only. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide legal information over the phone. This line is limited-staffed and is only available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. If we are unable to take your call, you may always write to us.