For many transgender people, securing a legal name change is an important step toward making their legal identities match their lived experience. A lack of appropriate identity documents can deter people from applying for jobs, school, and public benefits, and can lead to discrimination. In this webinar, we are going to go over the basic steps on how to obtain a legal name change with our guest speakers, Tina (they/them) and Casey (they/he) from the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund. TLDEF’s Name Change Project provides pro bono legal name change services to low-income transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people through partnerships with some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms and corporate law departments.
Tina (they/them) began with TLDEF 1 year ago as a Name Change Project Intern and is now the Name Change Project Intake Associate. They are currently based in Queens, NY.
Casey (they/he) is a proud transgender man located in Philadelphia, PA. Casey has been with TLDEF for 3 years and is currently the Name Change Project Coordinator. Casey is a data loving, detail-oriented systems builder and organizer with an established history working in both New York City’s fast-paced tech start-up and non-profit industries. His focus is on understanding user/client needs to streamline and optimize internal/external processes with a focus on scalability.
TLDEF is providing free name change legal representation in select states. For more information on how to apply, visit our website below!
Casey and Tina pulled resources on name and gender marker changes, government documents, and places for support into a compiled list.
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