Resources from GLAD Answers

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National Resources

• Lambda Legal
• National Center for Lesbian Rights
• LGBT Project of the ACLU
• Transgender Law Center
• National Center for Transgender Equality
• Trans Legal Services Network Directory
• Immigration Equality
• Trans in the South Guide
• Prisoner Activist Resource Center Guide

LGBTQ+ Helplines

• Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth or call 866-488-7386
• Trans Lifeline or call 800-565-8860
• LGBT National Helpline or call 888-843-4564

New England Legal and Other Services

Connecticut:

• Connecticut Legal Services
• ACLU of Connecticut (legal intake form)
• Connecticut Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Maine:

• Pine Tree Legal Assistance
• ACLU of Maine
• Maine Bar Association

Massachusetts:

• Mass. Legal Services
• Greater Boston Legal Services
• Mass. Bar Association Legal Referral Service
• File employment discrimination complaint with Massachusetts Commission of Discrimination
• Fenway Health Violence Recovery Program
• BAGLY (LGBTQ+ youth)
• Boston GLASS (LGBTQ+ youth)
• Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
• Network La/Red (LGBTQ+ domestic and sexual violence help) or call 617-742-4911 (voice) or 800-832-1901 (toll-free)

New Hampshire:

• New Hampshire Legal Aid
• ACLU of New Hampshire
• New Hampshire Bar Association

Rhode Island:

• Rhode Island Legal Services
• ACLU of Rhode Island
• Rhode Island Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Vermont:

• Vermont Legal Aid
• Legal Services Vermont
• ACLU of Vermont
• Vermont Bar Association

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